How are engine sounds in racing games played ? by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
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How are engine sounds in racing games played ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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For example in forza, the game plays engine sounds based on how much we press the button. Are there different sequences of clips ? If yes how do they blend so well ? Or are they synthesized dynamically ?

There are so many parts to it as well - when the gear shifts, when you suddenly slow down at high speed, when you suddenly accelerate from stop. They all seem very realistic.

Edit: Thanks for the great answers everyone 🙏

Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to steal content if it’s on the open web by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Isn't web scraping copying ?

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What are some marketing tactics that you dislike ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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For me it is when companies/services market themselves as donating to XYZ cause if I buy their product. If they want to donate, they should have already done that with the money they have. Asking me to give them profit so that they can donate is so obviously pretentious.

What joke, in otherwise great sitcoms, do you hate? by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Product placements in it are terrible too

"Drake's coffee cakes ..."

The show has brought a lot of cringey memories to my life 🤢

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You have 15$. How would you spend it so that you'll be the happiest you can be for 15$ ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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And yes you have to spend it all

Edit: There are a lot of little good things in these answers that I often ignore. Thanks everyone.

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How to get a bit more positivity in the Lemmy feed ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I know a lot of shitty things are happening in the world right now. But I get this feeling that most of the posts I see in lemmy feed are sad or depressing.

Are there any uplifting communities that I'm missing out on ?

Edit1: Thanks for the suggestions everyone

Giving Windows total recall is a privacy minefield by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What's the point of this feature ? If it were not evil, what problem would it solve ? How often do you go to your PC and think "what was that thing I saw but never thought to create a bookmark or save the link/image".

Even if people use it, it would be for something they missed because they thought it was unimportant or didn't interest them, which is a very rare use case.

And still it is a highlight feature !

I wonder if it is lack of ideas or lack of commitment to create a good idea , given a technology, when these kinds of useless features are launched.

People left seriously creeped out after woman shares how to find out everything Google knows about you by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

Also one or a few people turning it off doesn't matter much. The tech giants still get their demographic statistics from the ones who haven't (which is the larger percentage of the population). You could be spending money on things based on targeted ads for your demographic.

In other words, you are creeped out about wondering what they could do with your personal data if you turn it on. But you should be even more creeped out about how your daily decisions are already influenced by them using others data

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How often do you use the small pocket inside your jeans pocket (if you have it) ? and what for ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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What are some things that you like to watch in the side or in the background when you do stuff ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Edit: I'm basically looking for new topics to explore to add to my YouTube feed/subscriptions 😁

Edit2: Great recommendations. Thank you everyone

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Parents of lemmy, at what age did/would you give a smartphone to your kids ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Using gaming controllers for anything other than gaming ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Wondering if anyone has experimented with using controllers (PS/xbox/other) to do anything other than gaming ?

Microsoft is blocking Windows Customization Tools by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

A wasted opportunity to natively support these features and make the user base happy.

Is there any movie in which the actor naturally aged and portrayed the younger and older version of character ? Not a prequel sequel thing. One movie. by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
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Is there any movie in which the actor naturally aged and portrayed the younger and older version of character ? Not a prequel sequel thing. One movie. (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Just wondering if someone was committed enough to make such a movie

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Are the languages that can be fluently spoken only if you are descendent of a particular community/country ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I find it amazing that if a child is brought up in a community/country different from the origin of the child, the child is still able to pick up and speak their language fluently. Our ability, as humans, to imitate and communicate is incredibly complex regardless of where we are from.

So my question is, is there a language that cannot be spoken like this? One which only people with a certain genetic advantage can speak fluently during upbringing.

Of course anyone can learn a language by putting effort into it. My question is only for one learnt during upbringing (native language).

(Not sure why my responses are downvoted. I'm a non-native English speaker. Sorry if I didn't communicate something properly. It's just a scientific curiosity.)

Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

Stadia was destined to fail though. I still remember the key note in which it was introduced. The CEO started with the lines "I don't play many games, but ... ".

Reddit started doing what they always wanted to do, sell user content to AI. by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 45 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I stopped using reddit after they dropped the bomb on the devs and I'm not a fan of the company.

I understand the hatred towards them, but this is definitely expected from a company like reddit, and any other social media for that matter. As users we must be aware that we don't own the content in their platform.

I wouldn't be surprised if the same story comes from Instagram tomorrow, though I suppose there will be a bigger outcry then.

Mozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefox by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Nowadays we are supposed to need AI everywhere. I'm waiting for my AI bidet so that I can chat with it when I do my business.

Browser maker love-in snubs Google-shunned JPEG XL by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

I still don't understand. WTF are we talking about. This is tech news, not a celeb scandal. Why can't we just use simple words !

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So ya'll been playing the game (life) so far, what did you do to make your character (you) unique? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Stats by red_pigeon in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago

68% of statistical facts are incorrect, including this one

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