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Games Look Bad: HDR and Tone Mapping (2017)

news.ycombinator.com View All Posts Promit 2025-09-16 15:26:37

This is Part 1 of a series examining techniques used in game graphics and how those techniques fail to deliver a visually appealing end result. See Part 0 for a more thorough explanation of the idea behind it. High dynamic range. First experienced by most consumers in late 2005, with Valve’s Half Life 2: Lost Coast demo. Largely faked at the time due to technical limitations, but it laid the groundwork for something we take for granted in nearly every blockbuster title. The contemporaneous revi

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Neon Now Runs in VS Code

news.ycombinator.com Jeffrey Christoffersen 2025-09-13 05:29:02

Developers love using Neon branches for a local development, due to the agility they provide (e.g. fast resets, isolated environments, and the ability to test without polluting production data). But using Neon branches still requires you to manage separate connection strings for different branches and ensure your application and its environment is properly set up to connect. Today, that gets a lot easier, especially if you’re a VS Code user! We’re launching Neon Local Connect, a new VS Code ext

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Steam, Itch.io are pulling 'porn' games. critics say it's a slippery slope

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-09-17 00:27:51

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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Amazon to Adapt Video Game Explicitly About Beating the Crap Out of Some Nazis

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-17 01:30:24

In what’s quickly become an arms race among streamers, Amazon MGM Studios announced it’s developing a TV series for Wolfenstein to add to its growing catalogue of video game adaptations. The announcement came from Variety, which reports that Patrick Sommerville of Maniac fame will serve as its creator, writer, and showrunner. Alongside Sommerville, James Altman and Jerk Gustafsson of Keyframe Films and game developer MachineGames, respectively, will also serve as executive producers. While Vari

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Tea App Users' Faces and IDs Reportedly Posted to 4chan in Security Breach

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-17 00:28:28

Tea, a women's safety dating app that surged to the top of the free iOS App Store listings this week, has been the subject of a major security breach. The company confirmed Friday that it has "identified authorized access to one of our systems" that exposed thousands of user images. According to Tea's preliminary findings, the breach allowed access to approximately 72,000 images, broken down into two groups: 13,000 images of selfies and photo identification that people had submitted during acco

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Netflix’s push into tie-in games now includes two weird Happy Gilmore titles

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-09-17 01:00:00

Netflix seems to have finally settled on something resembling a strategy for its gaming efforts, and one of the key pillars is games tied to its shows and movies. That’s how we got the likes of Squid Game: Unleashed and Black Mirror’s Thronglets. Now, as Happy Gilmore 2 hits the streaming service, it’s accompanied by a pair of games that show just how promotional Netflix can be. The first game is actually pretty fun, though it’s not really a whole game. It’s called Happy Gilmore: Golf Mayhem ’9

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Superman’s Fortress of Solitude is a Silver Age man cave inspired by nature’s beauty

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-09-17 01:45:00

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. James Gunn knows that most people are familiar with Superman’s origin story, which is why DC Studios’ new feature about the Man of Steel opens at a point when he has already become a world famous superhero. Instead of rehashing the tragic beats of Krypton’s destruction, the movie is punctuated with moments that show you how deeply Sup

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Tesla Rolling Out Robotaxis With Human Drivers in the Driver's Seat, Defeating the Purpose of a Robotaxi

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-17 05:22:56

Tesla is planning to follow up on its extremely limited and technical-issues-plagued robotaxi service in Austin, Texas — with an even more limited rollout in San Francisco. According to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider, Elon Musk's EV maker is looking to accelerate its timeline by rolling out a robotaxi service across a large swathe of the Bay Area, as soon as this week. But there's a Gigafactory-sized caveat: a human safety operator will be sitting in the robotaxi's driver seat,

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Apple announces new series ‘Pluribus’ from the creator of Breaking Bad, watch the teaser here

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-17 05:12:35

Apple today announced a new series from Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad. The series is called ‘Pluribus’ and stars Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul). It will premiere on Apple TV+ on November 7. It appears to be a mysterious sci-fi thriller in which “the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness”. You can watch the 30-second teaser after the break: Obviously, the show is highly-anticipated given the pedigree of the people behind it. Apple is also promoting the

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These AR swim goggles I tested have all the relevant metrics (and no subscription)

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-17 05:30:00

Form Smart Swim 2 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Form Smart Swim 2 Pro is available for $329, with the premium subscription for $119/year or $15/month. The included solution keeps the goggles fog free, and the annual subscription provides extensive training and analysis features. Peripheral visibility is limited, the glasses are rather expensive, and the anti-fog spray needs to be applied before each swim. View now at Formswim I've been exercising since I was a young boy in the 80s, and never

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The next big wireless charging leap is coming soon: What Qi2 25W means for Android phones

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-09-17 05:54:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Wireless charging is about to get a lot faster. The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), an open standards development group of more than 300 members who work together to ensure compatibility between wireless chargers and power sources, announced a new, faster standard for wireless charging today: Qi2 25W. Also: The best wireless chargers: Expert tested Qi2 25W will deliver nearly 70% more power than the original 15W Qi2, which launched in November, 2023. The new standard will b

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Steam, Itch.io Are Pulling 'Porn' Games. Critics Say It's a Slippery Slope

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-09-17 05:27:51

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them

news.ycombinator.com Udesky 2025-09-14 22:16:26

Credit: Getty Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature, according to a survey. The findings suggest that there is a need for increased awareness of how and why to share such data, as well as for changes in how research productivity is assessed. The survey drew responses from 11,069 researchers in 166 countries and all major scientific disciplines. It found that 98% recognize the value of null results, which the su

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CO2 Battery

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-17 05:32:32

The CO2 Battery is widely scalable on a global level thanks to the integration of well-known industrial components in a new, efficient, and cost-effective process. It’s a model where the same identical design can be deployed anywhere in the world. Every component we choose is standard, making the CO2 Battery a very simple and more economical solution, no matter where you are—a plug-and-play plant to solve the world’s biggest problem.

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‘Solar Opposites’ Returns One Last Time This October

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-17 05:00:27

It’s very sad bidding farewell to Solar Opposites, but at least we get one more 10-episode season to enjoy before it wraps up its entertainingly bizarre mix of sci-fi antics, surreal subplots, crass jokes, wacky t-shirts, holiday specials, and sweet lessons about found family. And we won’t have to wait too long: season six hits Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ starting October 13. There’s an official description of the new season as well as a teaser, neither of which tell us much: “Once their alien di

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Can Vibration Plates Help You Lose Weight? We Asked Experts to Find Out

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-17 03:49:26

If you have any type of social media, you've likely seen someone trying to sell you a vibration plate claiming that they've lost weight by just standing on a small platform that vibrates. Similar to the mid-20th-century vibrating belt machines, vibration plates have been said to provide the body with various benefits and can even be a tool for weight loss. But is the hype backed by science and expert opinions, or is it all social media hearsay? To find out if you should add a vibration plate to

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Supply-chain attacks on open source software are getting out of hand

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 04:50:37

It has been a busy week for supply-chain attacks targeting open source software available in public repositories, with successful breaches of multiple developer accounts that resulted in malicious packages being pushed to unsuspecting users. The latest target, according to security firm Socket, is JavaScript code available on repository npm. A total of 10 packages available from the npm page belonging to global talent agency Toptal contained malware and were downloaded by roughly 5,000 users be

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Samsung Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic Review: The Squircle

wired.com Adrienne So 2025-09-17 01:00:00

For the length of our tenure at WIRED, editor Julian Chokkattu and I have differed on one significant point: He prefers the circular face of the Pixel Watch, while I counter by saying that you can see more text on a square Apple Watch. It is clear to me that Samsung has somehow learned of this debate from afar (ChatGPT, is that you?), which has resulted in this … well, the “squircle” design. It is neither a square nor a circle, but both? Samsung refers to this as its “cushion” design. The cushi

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Tesla's Optimus Robots Have Reportedly Run Into Severe Trouble

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-17 09:28:05

Elon Musk's Tesla is in deep trouble. This week, the company reported a massive 16 percent decline in automotive revenues, the biggest drop in over a decade. With tax incentives and auto regulatory credits being phased out by president Donald Trump, Musk conceded that the company is facing a "few rough quarters" ahead. While Musk didn't manage to reassure investors about rescuing Tesla's car sales business — the company's shares plummeted following Wednesday's earnings call — the billionaire i

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Deals: 1TB M4 Pro MacBook Pro $350 off, AirPods Max up to $136 off, Find My gear, Mac Studio, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-09-17 09:45:31

Alongside the ongoing and particularly rare deal on the M2 Max Mac Studio at $900 off the original price, we have some fresh deals today to scope out as well. We are starting with a seriously deep discount on the 14-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 24GB of RAM and the 1TB SSD at $350 off. Next up, we have up to $300 in savings on 13-inch M4 iPad Pro configurations, a chance to land the Midnight AirPods Max USB-C at $136 off and some notable accessory offers too – Apple’s latest all-black Ocean Band,

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The 7 gadgets I never travel without (and why they make such a big difference)

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-09-17 09:53:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Open source repositories are seeing a rash of supply-chain attacks

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 09:50:37

It has been a busy week for supply-chain attacks targeting open source software available in public repositories, with successful breaches of multiple developer accounts that resulted in malicious packages being pushed to unsuspecting users. The latest target, according to security firm Socket, is JavaScript code available on repository npm. A total of 10 packages available from the npm page belonging to global talent agency Toptal contained malware and were downloaded by roughly 5,000 users be

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Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-17 09:33:23

Lyft will add autonomous shuttles made by Austrian manufacturer Benteler Group to its network in late 2026, the company announced Friday. The shuttles will be deployed in partnership with U.S. cities and airports, according to Lyft, but could expand out from there if things go well. The partnership will let Lyft use urban electric shuttles made by Benteler’s mobility division under the Holon brand. The shuttles will not have a steering wheel or pedals and will feature inward-facing seats for up

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Computing’s Top 30: Subodha Charles

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-09-17 12:00:49

When launching a company, the decision about whether to go it alone or court investors is pivotal; Subodha Charles has done both and learned the many lessons that each path offers. Going it alone, for example, “teaches discipline like nothing else,” he says, and also underscores the importance of every hire, every decision, every dollar spent. This path’s pay-offs include bolstering creativity, a scrappy mindset, and a “laser focus” on identifying and solving real problems. In partnering with

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Google invests in carbon dioxide battery for renewable energy storage

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-17 13:00:45

Google has announced that it has signed a global commercial partnership with Milan-based startup Energy Dome and has also invested in its long duration energy storage (LDES) tech for renewable energy. The deal, its first investment in LDES tech, entails using Energy Dome's carbon dioxide battery for the grids that power Google’s operations around the world. Batteries are used to keep excess energy generated by renewable sources, such as solar and wind, during peak production and when demand is l

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The Dell laptop I recommend to most college students is $350 off at Best Buy

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-17 13:09:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Apple AirPods Max (2020) Review: Insanely Great, Insanely Expensive

wired.com Parker Hall 2025-09-16 07:00:00

As the pandemic wheezes on, noise-canceling headphones have gone from being a tool for jet-setting business types to a requirement for work-from-home sanity. From the excellent new on-ear Beats models to the in-ear AirPods Pro (8/10, WIRED Recommends), Apple’s been making some of the best noise-canceling headphones for some time now. But in the tradition of a man named Jobs, some of the best won’t do. And so, with their bespoke aluminum ear cups, perfectly balanced volume knob—and $550 price ta

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Asus’ slim ROG G14 gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti is $350 off

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-17 13:29:51

is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and covers gaming, PCs, accessories, and more. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has long been a Verge-favorite gaming laptop, and we consider it to be the very best one that you can buy. This year, the lineup became even more powerful and spec-packed while still retaining the low-profile and portable 14-inch design that initially drew us to it. If you’re looking to make an upgrade soon, there’s a temporary $350 discount at Best Buy on a conf

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Tesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-09-17 13:14:19

In Brief Tesla is well behind the pace needed to meet its earlier stated goal of producing at least 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots this year, The Information reports. Nearly eight months into 2025, and the number of bots Tesla has produced is only in the hundreds, according to two sources. That means Tesla will either need to step it up or push back the deadline. The news comes after Tesla reported a 12% decline in overall revenue in the second quarter, due to falling EV sales, less cash from r

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Tesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxi service to San Francisco

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-17 13:55:05

Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider, after an initial rollout began last month in Austin, Texas. The company plans to offer rides with a driver in the driver’s seat, which is necessary because Tesla does not have the proper permits for driverless testing or deployment, according to California DMV records. It is not clear whether the company has obtained a permit from California’s Public Utili

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Games Look Bad: HDR and Tone Mapping (2017)

Neon Now Runs in VS Code

Steam, Itch.io are pulling 'porn' games. critics say it's a slippery slope

Amazon to Adapt Video Game Explicitly About Beating the Crap Out of Some Nazis

Tea App Users' Faces and IDs Reportedly Posted to 4chan in Security Breach

Netflix’s push into tie-in games now includes two weird Happy Gilmore titles

Superman’s Fortress of Solitude is a Silver Age man cave inspired by nature’s beauty

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Apple announces new series ‘Pluribus’ from the creator of Breaking Bad, watch the teaser here

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The next big wireless charging leap is coming soon: What Qi2 25W means for Android phones

Steam, Itch.io Are Pulling 'Porn' Games. Critics Say It's a Slippery Slope

Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them

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‘Solar Opposites’ Returns One Last Time This October

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Samsung Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic Review: The Squircle

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The 7 gadgets I never travel without (and why they make such a big difference)

Open source repositories are seeing a rash of supply-chain attacks

Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals

Computing’s Top 30: Subodha Charles

Google invests in carbon dioxide battery for renewable energy storage

The Dell laptop I recommend to most college students is $350 off at Best Buy

Apple AirPods Max (2020) Review: Insanely Great, Insanely Expensive

Asus’ slim ROG G14 gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti is $350 off

Tesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year

Tesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxi service to San Francisco

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