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Off-Topic Community / Re: The Book Thread - fiction,...
Last post by nnodley - Dec 24, 2025, 08:28 PM
So I took a break before finishing the last two books of the expanse. But finally half way through the final book. And holy crud are the last 2 to 3 books really good. The final book is amazing. Ramping up a big threat that is really hoping is all answered and nicely closed 
#12
Off-Topic News Discussion / Re: Avatar Fire and Ash OT: no...
Last post by nnodley - Dec 24, 2025, 06:51 PM
Looks like fire and ash is doing really well and has closed some of the gap to way of water.  Probably hitting a billion by first weekend of new year or just a little after 
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Off-Topic Community / Re: General Politics Thread
Last post by the-pi-guy - Dec 24, 2025, 06:03 AM
Some of the Epstein files are so screwed up. 

Spoiler for Hidden:
One of them suggests that Trump went along with someone on infanticide.&nbsp;<br>
#14
Gaming Community / Re: Video Game Sales Thread
Last post by Legend - Dec 24, 2025, 12:13 AM
Quote from: kitler53 on Dec 23, 2025, 10:20 PMlast minute target run.  holy crud load of switch 2 in stock.  just counted over 50 on display.

quite a few ps5

no Xbox.


...I guess Xbox is winning the holiday!!
Can't keep it in stock!
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Gaming Community / Re: Video Game Sales Thread
Last post by kitler53 - Dec 23, 2025, 10:20 PM
last minute target run.  holy crud load of switch 2 in stock.  just counted over 50 on display. 

quite a few ps5

no Xbox. 


...I guess Xbox is winning the holiday!!
#16
Gaming Community / Re: Video Game Sales Thread
Last post by Horizon - Dec 23, 2025, 11:24 AM
Quote from: kitler53 on Dec 20, 2025, 02:57 PMI heard as much for the black Friday deals.  but is it sustained?

Hard to say tbh.

I know a few who have bought it purely for GTA 6 and EA FC 26. Some don't even intend using it much till GTA 6 but the deals were too good to pass up.
#17
Game News Discussion / Re: Vince Zampella, video game...
Last post by Legend - Dec 22, 2025, 09:00 PM
Oh fudge. That's really sad.
#18
Gaming Community / Re: Video Game Sales Thread
Last post by Dr. Pezus - Dec 22, 2025, 08:55 PM
Quote from: kitler53 on Dec 20, 2025, 02:57 PMI heard as much for the black Friday deals.  but is it sustained?
There were ongoing deals well into December 
#19
Game News Discussion / Re: Vince Zampella, video game...
Last post by Dr. Pezus - Dec 22, 2025, 08:54 PM
What the actual fudge 
#20
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by the-pi-guy - Dec 22, 2025, 08:11 PM
It's hard to have any kind of nuanced conversation about AI.

A lot of people love it with a passion, a lot of people hate it with a passion. I just saw someone compare finding out something was made by AI, with the same distaste as finding out their fries were made with an orphan. 

And a lot of the people who hate AI with a passion, also often believe that AI will never be good. That feels particularly bizarre to me, because it feels like that undercuts their concerns. If AI is never going to be good, then that undercuts how much AI can actually replace. I also think it makes it harder to convince people of concerns, if you're just throwing out these kind of extremely over the top statements. 

It's hard to get someone to believe that AI is garbage at everything, when someone else is using it successfully. 


But on that note, I don't the current AI is good enough to do a lot of what people are asking for. I think we're going to see a market correction.  It's not worth the multi trillion dollar investment that companies want it to be.