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Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
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🌎 Global renewable power capacity grew by record levels last year, a report showed Monday, hailed as a sign by the UN climate chief that the "brute power of market forces" is making the transition to clean energy irreversible. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sjyn
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“While I did several monologues in voiceover claiming that sea lions have a quiet majesty, they are actually just stinky, slippery wet dogs with fins that are mediocre at best” — David Attenborough
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I think if you needed any more evidence that the cuts are shortsighted and focused on cutting as deep and as fast as possible with little regard for the future, this is pretty definitive. That engine felt like magic in some spots. A colossal waste of talent and resources.
THIS STUDIO MADE THE FAMOUS IDTECH ENGINE AND YOU'RE FORCING THEM TO USE FUCKING **UNREAL**??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? FUCK YOU
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Jesus... I knew it was bad, but wiping out almost all of Id Software's coders - the most experienced engine coders and optimizers in the entire business - is ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
“Most, if not all,” of Id Software’s coders, 60-70 Obsidian developers, and more veteran developers have reportedly been laid off from Microsoft as the scale of this week’s big Xbox cuts becomes clearer. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-la...
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New Civ series on the Yogscast Civ channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2L-... That's right, we play Beyond Earth. Remember that?
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Victories are completely reworked in Test of Time to reward your dominance throughout an entire game. Our next Dev Diary shares how your wins are defined by choice, and giving you as many paths as possible to pursue greatness! 📝2kgam.es/3R8pvCz
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This is wild: Yomiuri News reports that due to the Iran War, Japan is facing a critical shortage in naphtha, a key material in making potato chip bags, and printing ink. As a result, the snack giant Calbee has announced that they are adopt black-and-white packaging for most key products 🫠 🫠 🫠
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*bangs pots and pans together* NEW EVANESCENCE DROPPED LAST NIGHT, AAAAAAAAAAAAA. (Warning for quite flashy background visualization in the lyric video, if you’re sensitive to that.) youtu.be/MoNhLJKLAyQ
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oh my god oh my god oh my god www.nasa.gov/image-detail... www.nasa.gov/image-detail... www.nasa.gov/image-detail...
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The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue fossil fuel projects in the US. https://cnn.it/4d6Y3y8
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The “forever chemicals” known as PFAS may harm children during a critical period for bone development, according to a new study: https://cnn.it/4snUfgv
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On this week’s AvTalk, how snow in Amsterdam led to a massive operational meltdown leading to thousands of canceled flights and quite a few unintentional airfield tours. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
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