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    BallGum got a reaction from Rohith_Kumar_Sp in 792p - "Next-gen" Consoles Vs PC - WTF?   
    You can't seriously deny the other differences in visuals between last gen and current gen. Take a look at GTA V, or any of the multiplatform games. Developers are focusing on other aspects of visuals than resolution. 
     
     
    I agree with your point, but not how you make them, if that makes any sense. I'll admit, I need to educate myself regarding some of the first points you made, but like I mentioned in another discussion with you, the gist of that argument (regarding RTOS and UNIX) is that console devs (or their games) can make better use of the hardware. 
     
    I see that as the 'theory' behind the whole thing, and Linus's video, among other things, the 'results' of that theory. What I mean by that is this; despite consoles having an RTOS, it seems to make little difference in actual practice.
     
    For instance, a PS4's GPU is said to be slotted between a 7850 and a 7870 in performance. If you take a look at benchmarks of them, you'll see they play watchdogs at about 1080P 30FPS average, at ultra settings, which is the same as a PS4. It's hardly scientific, but I think it gets the point I wanted to make across.
     
    Now, I'm not bashing consoles, and I take back what I said previously about them. You were right. What I dislike is the marketing surrounding consoles, and the hype.
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    BallGum got a reaction from AndresValle in Did android authority fake a iPhone 6 drop test ?   
    I'd be inclined to agree with you, but look at the pictures and you can see there does seem to be some odd stuff going on. Whether or not Apple PAID them to do that is up for debate, but it does seem like the only logical conclusion.Also; a little off topic but Apple does some SHADY stuff when it cones to journalism, like blacklisting whoever is overly critical of them, and shunning them. Paying youtubers isn't THAT unlikely.
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    BallGum got a reaction from Suika in Destiny: It would be a decent game if it wasn't Bungie   
    I played the game a little. There's a few minor things that annoyed me about it, like the wishy washy lame theme / atmosphere they're going for. It's so over done that it makes me want to vomit. "Guardians", "Light", " Darkness", and "The Traveller".
    Random cool things and names thrown together haphazardly.
    The competitive multiplayer isn't great considering the way their load out system works. It's just a game of rock paper scissors and whoever was lucky enough to start out with the gun that will beat your gun wins.
    I feel like they have the makings of a good game, but they really need to polish this up.
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    BallGum got a reaction from Flyguygamer in New YouTube 6.0!   
    I'm glad that music discovery is becoming more of a focus for YouTube. Found Sithu Aye just because of that alone.
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    BallGum reacted to LukaP in DirectX 12 Performance revealed - Threading Model Resembles AMD’s Mantle   
    umm its harder in the sense that you have to manage alot more of your things. in 11.2 (and 3 when it comes) you will basically just say i want this to render, and also send this data to the CPU.
     
    with 12 and mantle, you have to tell the gpu where to look for data that came from where, and then tell it to do this and that with it, and then tell it where to place it, after which you tell it to take data from somewhere, send it over something to a different somewhere, where the CPU takes care of it. 
     
    its basically alot more memory management and "customizability". kinda like comparing Python (11.2/3, easy, but slow) to C++ (12, fast, but you basically have to define everything everywhere at anytime)
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    BallGum reacted to OlekKing in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes first PC Gameplay   
    http://youtu.be/5gkefHnLn50?t=39m34s
     
    First official PC gameplay to be shown so far, includes the video settings menu (mostly in Japanese).
    The game will have a 60 fps lock.
    In the video it's being played in 3325x1871, not sure why they didn't set it to 3840x2160 (sadly the stream is only 720p), i think they will upload a standalone video soon with 1080p @60 fps at the very least.
    Supposedly it's being played on a Tri-SLI GTX980 rig.
     
    I am really impressed by how it looks, you can definitely see that some love has been given to the PC version, overall we can see increases in light sources, better reflections, higher LOD distances, more objects on screen, proper Ambient Occlusion and etc..
     
    Ground Zeroes is currently on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/311340/ and will release on the 18th of December 2015, so we are 1 week away. Surprised that there's no pre-order option for it.
     
    Translation of the menu:
     

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    BallGum reacted to dalekphalm in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    They aren't mad because the project "failed" (I put that in quotes because it didn't exactly fail, just rather, never happened).
     
    They are mad because she took that money and donated it to a "charity". That wasn't her money to give to that charity. If she had used it on the kickstarter project and ran out of money and couldn't finish, that's fine. That can happen. But she basically stole money that was earmarked for something and gave it away to something entirely unrelated.
     
    This is just as bad as those guys who successfully kickstart a project, and then blow the money on a new car. Hell, even the car could be "justified" by them saying it was somehow needed for the project. She just straight up decided "Nope, I'll just donate this money here".
     
    That is the problem. Not to mention the Kickstarter ToS, as posted by @Brughc specifically states that she must fulfill the rewards before her legal obligation is considered complete. She breached that obligation, which constitutes a contract between herself, kickstarter, and each backer.
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    BallGum reacted to Fate in Target Australia Removes GTA V from shelves.   
    LMAO @ that change.org post. What a fucking joke. They need to stop being a bunch of pussies.
    They go on and talk about how sexual harassment has affected them and how Youtube videos of the game 'support' it. 
    Here's a solution: don't fucking play the game and don't watch the videos about it. 
     
    "Games like this are grooming yet another generation of boys to tolerate violence against women."
    Bullshit. It's been proven time and time again that games don't make people violent. 
    http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/10/video-games-violent-study-finds
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    BallGum got a reaction from holytoledo in ISPs must take responsibility for Sony movie leaks, MP Says   
    Never underestimate the power of British banter. 
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    BallGum got a reaction from HippY in ISPs must take responsibility for Sony movie leaks, MP Says   
    Never underestimate the power of British banter. 
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    BallGum reacted to holytoledo in ISPs must take responsibility for Sony movie leaks, MP Says   
    When comparing the US it's better to do it by state. Each state has different things and it's only across the board when it's a federal thing. For the most part states have a lot of liberty.
     
    I could say in California you have weed, free healthcare, avocados and fresh produce, access to the 8th largest economy in the world and technology. I hesitate to put the last one but I've been to other parts of states where technology wasn't as common. The classrooms were ancient looking. Plus if you get accepted to a university and you're poor the state gives you grants. We also have a new model for business taxation that should further enrich the state. Basically if you sell something here, you pay taxes here, regardless of what state your company is located in. More states should have that.
     
    Edit: I think that we have some great consumer protections. I know you guys have a lot of those too. It just seems like your current set up is enforced by big business. I can say that of my country at the federal level, but it does not look that way to me at the state level.
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    BallGum got a reaction from Tech_Dreamer in Aaron Paul just released an app called " Yo, Bitch! "   
    "this is my own private domicile, and I will not be harassed... BITCH".
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    BallGum got a reaction from MEC-777 in [Rumor] AMD's Plans For Carrizo, Devastating if True   
    Looking from the outside and in hindsight makes it far easier than being in their shoes at the exact time. I'm sure there is plenty of information that went into their decisions that we, as the public, are not privy to. Had you been a CEO I'm sure there can be repercussions and consequences to your decisions that you would not have been able to foresee.Also, cheers for the loaded question. I'm disputing whether you actually are better than him. Have a little fucking self awareness, please.
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    BallGum reacted to HippY in [Rumor] AMD's Plans For Carrizo, Devastating if True   
    The problem with this statement is that you were not.
     
    Many people can be really smart, after they witnessed something from the outside, not knowing every detail, and especially after the event happened.
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    BallGum reacted to AlexStriz in [YouTube/OCN] PSY- Gangnam Style view count 32bit integer overflow   
    The next closest thing to hitting that is Justin Beiber's baby.. Oh god whats happened to humanity
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    BallGum got a reaction from Silent_Xaxal in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    I don't think it's stupidity, I think it's malice. Someone made a great post summarising the events with relevant links, and unless she is entirely delusional it would seem clear that she is a dishonest individual attempting to gain attention through controversy. No doubt a backward site such as Gawker or Polygon will pick this up and run with it in the name of being "progressive" (and thus I began to hate the word progressive unless it was followed by "metal").
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    BallGum got a reaction from Earache in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    I don't think it's stupidity, I think it's malice. Someone made a great post summarising the events with relevant links, and unless she is entirely delusional it would seem clear that she is a dishonest individual attempting to gain attention through controversy. No doubt a backward site such as Gawker or Polygon will pick this up and run with it in the name of being "progressive" (and thus I began to hate the word progressive unless it was followed by "metal").
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    BallGum reacted to Cookybiscuit in Digital Foundry Makes A Case For 30FPS   
    30FPS looks bad but it isn't the worst thing in the world if you're using a controller (protip: the consoles use controllers). I played through RE4 on PC using a controller and didn't miss 60FPS.
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    BallGum reacted to ShadowCaptain in Britain To Get Its First eSports Arena In 2015   
    I dont see the problem, people spend time watching Twitch and things, I wish they would make the competitions more official
     
    I think its pretty awesome
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    BallGum reacted to Tech_Dreamer in Britain To Get Its First eSports Arena In 2015   
    Somewhere around London, They havent yet made up their mind on whether to buy out an existing building for the purpose or Build on efrom the ground up, You'll have to wait & see.. I'll update it as early as possible..
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    BallGum reacted to LinusTech in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    At least we were honest about it with our crowd funding campaign
     
    "you're giving us money in exchange for a digital item. You will never see the money again. We will use it to make videos"
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    BallGum reacted to LAwLz in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    I don't think that's a good idea though. There are plenty of successful projects which have been started by people without a business degree. Palmer Luckey for example was studying (not sure if he finished) journalism.
     
    I think the problem is that people don't look up the people they are pledging money to. It's easy to have 20/20 hindsight but right now it's easy to tell that she is not suitable to manage such a large project with so much money involved. To me it seems like she has severe mental issues. A lot of people get fooled by slick marketing videos and don't realize they are giving money to a bozo. Then again, she seems to have a good track record of making sound effect pedals so maybe it was impossible to foresee what a disaster it would become.
     
    I really doubt she will get killed. First of all, people who use Kickstarter are not your average criminal. Most of them are nerds who wouldn't harm a fly in real life. Secondly, it's not *that* much money.
    Judging by her comments it's far more likely that she will kill herself rather than someone killing her. Personally I think her comments about suicide are just an attempt to guilt trip people though.
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    BallGum reacted to Jasmin in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    Let's sum up the whole thing:
    JUST FACTS:
    0) One successful kickstarter year earlier - LINK
    1) She starts a KS with an intent to make guitar hardware, ETA May 2013, gets twice the amount of money required - 20k required, 40k pledged (29th of June 2012) - LINK
    2) Over the course of next 13 months she gives regular updates on how the things are progressing. Last open update, claiming that they are almost done (prototypes?????) on 31st of August 2013 - LINK
    3) One more update on the 6th of November, private this time, titled "We are nearing the end" - LINK
    4) Less than a month later, on 4th of December 2013 she posts a big open update, informing that she has failed. She also states that she is in the process of finding a new job, asks for understanding and promises refunds asap - LINK
    5) Fairly frequent updates, private however, over the course of the year. Finishing with the CAPS ONLY post on 19th of November 2014 - LINK
    6) Tweets out info about putting her earnings towards Anita's Fund a week later (26th of November 2014) - LINK
    OPINIONS BASED ON FACTS:
    1) She had obviously no plan for this KS. 20k $ could be enough to sell a cheapo, already made product. It's not a sum to fund even one person on working a whole year and then delivering a hardware product. Not even speaking about 2 or more people being involved in this.
    2) Unless a complete unforeseen tragedy happens, one can usually see that they are not going to make it way in advance - she passed her initial target and not even had prototypes ready... She could have salvaged what was there, refund what she could and close the whole thing, instead she dragged it on. She was either lying for some time nearing the iFail statement or was completely delusional.
    3) While her original iFail statement proved that she had no clue on how to carry out a project like this, she at least managed to make it look well balanced, grown up and with a promise to repair the damage done.
    4) She chose to remain a fairly public person. While she could have gone into hiding, like many of the intentionally failed KS owners have, she left her info out there and kept using twitter tied to the KS
    5) Getting a lot of flak and probably much more than was ever deserved, as could have been expected based on many previous cases, she made the 1st major PR misstep of posting an angry rant on the KS, providing a lot of info she should not have, aka problems with taxes (further mismanagement) and general "tough life of an indie dev''
    6) Having done the above, she did the most childish, irresponsible thing she could have done in this case (with few exceptions). A week after her rant about being way more in the red, that she can manage, she has made a silly post about donating her first larger income to 3rd party organisation. What is even worse, to one that is questionable at best and openly hated by a large chunk of the internet...
    SUMMARY:
    She was obviously not suited to start and lead a KS project like that. She has wasted money of many people and most likely lied to them for some time. She had the senses of saying sorry and promising to repair the damages. Rather than staying quiet and trying to do what she can, she puts herself out there, chooses a profession that is almost the least likely to help her in returning defrauded money, gives further proof of major mismanagement of the KS funds, yet still dares to ask people to donate (via patreon). Having all this in mind, she rants, cries that her profession disallows her to lead a normal life and pay back the KS backers, and then openly spends funds on an outside organisation, that is in no way related to her KS, does not directly benefit her backers, does not help her improve her situation, but instead is questionable at best and is openly hated by a large chunk of the internet users.
    It's like stabbing yourself in an open wound and wondering why it hurts. Pouring extra oil to a fire that is consuming your own house.
    She could have taken many steps to avoid this situation. Most obvious one, considering the situation she was in, being not throwing into the void of twitter info about donating to Anita's organisation. She might have as well went to United Arab Emirates, ran naked through major city and made fun of Quran....
    She is either extremely delusional, unable to learn on her own mistakes and is not fit for an independent adult life and requires a lot of psychological help. Or she is purposefully taking actions in spite of people who supported her with full understanding of her actions and their consequences and as such fully deserves the consequences.
    One should usually not blame on malice things, that can be blamed on stupidity. Which one is it in her case? And why is she still public...?
    P.S. Added point #0 to the facts - she had run a successful kickstarter year earlier... This gives her no excuse... Unless she didnt pay taxes for that one, got fined and used the new kickstarter to pay for the 1st one...
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    BallGum reacted to Scionyde in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    If I had to guess, she's probably figuring that if she plays the victim card hard enough, somebody like Polygon/Kotaku will pick up the story, make her sound incredibly sympathetic, and then she can start a Patreon account for all the people who feel bad for her.
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    BallGum reacted to LAwLz in Game developer's $40,892 Kickstarter project goes unfinished, donates remaining funding to Feminist Frequency, changes name.   
    Oh she is already playing the victim card. How long until this somehow gets linked to GamerGate and gamers are just attacking her for being a transwoman?
     
    This is flat out fraud. Even if you think of Kickstarter as simple donations, you still have to be honest about what you're going to use the money for when asking for donations. The Red Cross can't just go "all that money you donated for people in need? Yeah I am going to donate that money to having a statue of Satan raise din Oklahoma".
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