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IOwnCalculus posted:The answer is always "more threads". Unless there's some horrible bug hiding in Radium's nightmare code, there's always room for more threads. Working on some concurrency-heavy code today, and I was about to disagree adamantly with this statement.
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Safety Dance posted:Working on some concurrency-heavy code today, and I was about to disagree adamantly with this statement. Lol At least you aren't playing with syncs/desyncs in Python 
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IOwnCalculus posted:I'm going to be a sucker and drop $60 for that retro mini-NES coming out because I loving can. Also, because I really hope they make a SNES version. The Genesis/Megadrive one has a cartridge slot in the top so you can actually plug your carts in if you want the authentic experience. Sadly though it comes with a 3 button pad instead of the awesome 6 button one aaaaaaaaand it doesn't have HDMI out. :/ I've contemplated RGB modding my consoles in the past and running them via a Framemeister because scanlines... Not cheap though. https://solarisjapan.com/products/xrgb-mini-framemeister-compact-up-scaler-unit
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I would love a frameister but if I got one I probably would need to build a dog house in my back yard
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:In late December I am going to start a long restomod of making my BH Legacy Wagon into Turbo Legacy wagon, do you all think there is enough interest for a build thread or should it just stay in the Flannel thread? New thread. So I can compare notes as I turn a Forester into a turbo death machine.
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funny Star Wars parody posted:I would love a frameister but if I got one I probably would need to build a dog house in my back yard There are some Chinese scandoublers/upscalers out there that are much cheaper, but they don't stop my lust for any of the XRGB products either. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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Nov 10, 2016 20:57
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Does anyone play racing video games? Dirt 3 is free for the next few days (linky)and playing on an xbox 360 controller plugged into my PC seems just wrong so I'm looking for a good wheel/pedal combo, preferably with the option of adding on a stick-shift!
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IOwnCalculus posted:The answer is always "more threads". Unless there's some horrible bug hiding in Radium's nightmare code, there's always room for more threads. Yeah, an NES with HDMI out sold me.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Even though I could probably put something together out of the Ouya / Raspi / god knows what else hardware I have laying around, I'm going to be a sucker and drop $60 for that retro mini-NES coming out because I loving can. Also, because I really hope they make a SNES version. Do they plan on coming out with an N64 version? Because I love me some Mario Kart and that would be the poo poo. scuz posted:Does anyone play racing video games? Dirt 3 is free for the next few days (linky)and playing on an xbox 360 controller plugged into my PC seems just wrong so I'm looking for a good wheel/pedal combo, preferably with the option of adding on a stick-shift! I have Dirt3 for my PS3 and can confirm that it's awesome. My son loves it, the true rally segments are the best to try to beat yourself, and then rally cross/trucks are great fun for multiplayer. A+ would buy again. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Do they plan on coming out with an N64 version? Because I love me some Mario Kart and that would be the poo poo. N64 looks like garbage on modern TVs because of the way they did the models and how it was designed to look good on the TVs of the time 
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funny Star Wars parody posted:N64 looks like garbage on modern TVs because of the way they did the models and how it was designed to look good on the TVs of the time Well couldn't they fix it to work with modern TV's? Please say yes.
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Dirt 3 is good if a little arcadey. When I played it a few years ago I just used keyboard controls and did fine but I get that most people don't prefer those. I bought Dirt: Rally last week and am now using a Driving Force GT with it. Good beginners wheel but dang that game is unforgiving. The tracks so far are like 4-6 minutes to get through and I've only played for a half hour so far.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Well couldn't they fix it to work with modern TV's? Please say yes. The games themselves are the problem, but a bunch of people in the emulation community have bodged newer/higher-resolution textures and different meshes into the games. Probably they would no longer run on a 'real' N64, however.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:The games themselves are the problem, but a bunch of people in the emulation community have bodged newer/higher-resolution textures and different meshes into the games. Probably they would no longer run on a 'real' N64, however. Yup exactly this
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Do they plan on coming out with an N64 version? Because I love me some Mario Kart and that would be the poo poo. They'll probably wait and see how this one sells but I saw rumor milling of an SNES one the other day.
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Ferremit posted:looking at knives and leathermans as I wouldnt mind a better tool to back up my Charge TTI as a second set (Current back up is a really basic leatherman and its sorely lacking) It's risky importing knives into Australia - your customs people like to seize them. I have a limited edition Benchmade Griptilian 551 with D2 steel and G10 handle and it's awesome. I also have a standard 551 with the zytel handle and uh CPM154 or whatever it is blade and it works well too but the plastic handle is a bit meh. For a Benchmade folder this would be my pick with drop point, CPM20V steel, satin finished blade (stuff, like blood, sticks to the black coatings and makes them harder to clean), G10 handles http://www.benchmade.com/griptilian-family.html If you want one specifically labelled as for hunting, this with the G10 handle would be nice (but I don't like the slight recurve to the blade) http://www.benchmade.com/hunt/north-fork-family.html Or this is a really good fixed blade http://www.benchmade.com/hunt/saddle-mountain-hunter-family.html But for all my serious hunting use I actually use this, because it's small and light, cheap, fixed (doesn't get stuff like blood stuck inside it which is hard to clean out like a folding knife) and works. But my use (Nz alpine hunting) is different to shooting goats in Oz http://www.coldsteel.com/products-by-cold-steel/fixed-knives-by-cold-steel/pendleton-mini-hunter.html?___SID=U gimpsuitjones fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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scuz posted:Does anyone play racing video games? Dirt 3 is free for the next few days (linky)and playing on an xbox 360 controller plugged into my PC seems just wrong so I'm looking for a good wheel/pedal combo, preferably with the option of adding on a stick-shift! Thanks for the link, and Logitech G27 is the standby recommendation in the iRacing thread. You can do well for less (Logitech DFGT) but you won't have an H-pattern shifter.
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God drat do I love Joe Biden
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Well couldn't they fix it to work with modern TV's? Please say yes.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Even though I could probably put something together out of the Ouya / Raspi / god knows what else hardware I have laying around, I'm going to be a sucker and drop $60 for that retro mini-NES coming out because I loving can. Also, because I really hope they make a SNES version. scuz posted:Does anyone play racing video games? Dirt 3 is free for the next few days (linky)and playing on an xbox 360 controller plugged into my PC seems just wrong so I'm looking for a good wheel/pedal combo, preferably with the option of adding on a stick-shift! Got an email from Dad earlier "http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/5835116645.html - If you have time go buy this for me, looks like a good truck. Dad" So might be going to look at a 45 year old truck this weekend for Dad. Other than rust anything special I should look out for on an old truck like this? Speaking of lazy and too many projects  
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Speaking of old consoles I picked up a dreamcast today and I'm impressed at how well it holds up. Spent a couple of hours playing legacy of kain
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IOwnCalculus posted:
I have enough stuff with a NES-on-a-chip kicking around along with a couple of actual NES's (?) so I couldn't give a poo poo about it. I do agree with the SNES sentiment. I would be all over that. While I still have mine, it was a great console and I'd love to see it revived in some form, even if it's just a novelty.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Got an email from Dad earlier "http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/5835116645.html - If you have time go buy this for me, looks like a good truck. Dad" So might be going to look at a 45 year old truck this weekend for Dad. Other than rust anything special I should look out for on an old truck like this? Wow, buy that truck. Looks great. As for things to watch out for, I guess cab corners and the windshield frame/drip rail are the rust spots, and besides that it's just general car stuff like how worn out are the synchros and bushings and such. IIRC, those use plastic bushings for the pedal box, which get kinda sloppy and lovely when they fail. Also, first and reverse may or may not be synchronized from the factory. Still, at that price, I'd buy it regardless, as long as it goes and stops and has paperwork.
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Raluek posted:Wow, buy that truck. Looks great. As for things to watch out for, I guess cab corners and the windshield frame/drip rail are the rust spots, and besides that it's just general car stuff like how worn out are the synchros and bushings and such. IIRC, those use plastic bushings for the pedal box, which get kinda sloppy and lovely when they fail. Also, first and reverse may or may not be synchronized from the factory. Thanks. Yeah Dad said if it runs, drives and isn't rusty buy it. We'll send it up to Wisconsin and he'll either drive it or clean it up and sell it. I think he used one same year and color at one of the places he worked growing up, he's been looking for one since I bought the courier.
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That was awesome. I also remember an X-Wing Fighter game that looked incredible at the time, but was also frustrating as hell.
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freelop posted:Speaking of old consoles I picked up a dreamcast today and I'm impressed at how well it holds up. You bastard, you made me get my dreamcast out!. I just spent 2 hours playing Rez and now my hands hurt (dreamcast controllers suck and all mine appear to be dead other than one with a broken analog stick)
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Getting retro games to look nice on modern TVs can be expensive. Prices for games have gone insane too. If you still have the real hardware flash carts are the best way to get all the games you want to play without breaking the bank. Dirt 3 is fun too but I hate the gymkhana stages. I'm a fan of more arcade-like racing games though like Grid 2.
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drat Leonard Cohen has passed away. Not a great year.
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mariooncrack posted:Dirt 3 is fun too but I hate the gymkhana stages. I'm a fan of more arcade-like racing games though like Grid 2. Yeah the gymkhana stages are bad and ruin the "career" experience. The rest of it makes up for that tho.
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freelop posted:Speaking of old consoles I picked up a dreamcast today and I'm impressed at how well it holds up. I think I may have played more Dreamcast than any other console I owned. It may in fact be the reason I currently live in Japan. For racing games, I've played the Dirt and Grid series, Richard Burns, Assestto Corsa and Project Cars, but for me nothing can beat Gran Turismo.  There's something about it that I just don't get from the others. I think it hits a real sweet spot on the arcade/simulation spectrum, and I also just like buying and modifying the cars, and progressing through the game.
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You Am I posted:drat Leonard Cohen has passed away. Not a great year. GOD drat IT I CAN NOT HANDLE ANY MORE OF THIS YEAR'S BULLSHIT. But that said, he recently made a statement that he was ready to go and felt more at peace than he'd ever been in his life.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That was awesome. You summed up 95% of video games of the time.
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First video game graphics I remember being amazed by were in Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One. You could shatter the backboard and a little pixel basketball janitor would come sweep it up.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That was awesome. One of these games? https://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_xwing_special_edition https://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_xwing_vs_tie_fighter
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I was gonna post this before my goddamned musical heart got ripped out
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mariooncrack posted:One of these games? Nope, it was this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hStC6PklKx0 The player in the video makes it look easy, but I remember it being close to impossible after the first few levels and just giving up. I recall the first time playing it and being astonished by the graphics.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah the gymkhana stages are bad and ruin the "career" experience. The rest of it makes up for that tho. Gymkhana is terrible and I hate that Dirt used the game as a marketing device for it.
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https://youtu.be/rrL2eS6n1fM I love Thursday nights that I don't work the next day.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SukivOOWtyo cool singing man. My girl's name comes from one of the songs on Ten New Songs and I just put that disc in the Avalon since I don't have bluetooth in it yet.
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