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  • Google premieres Stadia, an online cross-platform game streaming service

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    gatorguy said:
    The stat Google is touting as Stadia being more powerful than a PS4 Pro and One X is a bit silly. It's a streaming platform. I checked out the announcement and it was pretty funny the latency issues during the demo. I'm highly skeptical Google can keep latency as low as they are claiming. No current cloud services have 0 latency. Stadia may work fine for single player games, but no way there won't be latency issues playing a game like Battlefield V. 
    According to Google latency won't be an issue for multiplayer. They had a segment of the presentation where that was discussed and the reasons latency won't be the problem some are expecting based on current gaming platforms. It will still be a few months before you can see for yourself if it's a problem or not. Heck, Microsoft thinks it's the way forward too and creating their own version of it.

    FWIW I didn't see the "funny latency issue" you were mentioning but the livestream is still available to look at it again.  
    Early testing shows there are latency issues with Stadia. I don't think it will be any different when it comes out. There are too many variables such as internet speed, TV/monitor, etc. I read quite a few people complaining of input lag playing Doom at the demo area. I really don't see who the target audience is for this. Gaming on a PC/Console will still be a way better experience. 
    watto_cobra

  • Google premieres Stadia, an online cross-platform game streaming service

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    The stat Google is touting as Stadia being more powerful than a PS4 Pro and One X is a bit silly. It's a streaming platform. I checked out the announcement and it was pretty funny the latency issues during the demo. I'm highly skeptical Google can keep latency as low as they are claiming. No current cloud services have 0 latency. Stadia may work fine for single player games, but no way there won't be latency issues playing a game like Battlefield V. 
    MacProwatto_cobra

  • Boeing 737 Max pilots didn't have flight simulators, and trained on iPads instead

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    sflocal said:
    poisednoise said:
    wood1208 said:
    Don't believe what you read. Pilots are trained in many ways including flight simulators,cockpit practical flying,etc. Than, they fly for thousands of hours call on job perfecting skills.
    I don't think the suggestion is that just anyone off the street was put in the 737-8 cockpit after a few hours on an iPad, that's obviously ridiculous.

    AppleInsider said:
    It was determined that, at least in the case of the Max, pilots with prior 737 experience [my emphasis] learned about the new plane using an iPad for two hours, as well as a 13-page handbook of differences between the Max and earlier models.
    That's just about plausible, but still criminal - quite possibly literally.
    Why?  The 737-8 is pretty much identical physically as the prior planes, sans more elaborate software.  Same controls, etc.  It's not like there's a physical defect that caused the planes to crash.  If a 737 pilot with thousands of flight-hours starts on a 737-8, why re-learn everything that hasn't changed?  If all it is is software about this anti-stalling feature, I really don't have a problem with training on something as humble as an iPad if it's for information-use only.  Sure, simulators would be much better in any situation.

    What I have a problem with is Boeing's lack of transparency here.  if all it takes is a software fix, great.  The problem I have is testing/training on the updated software.  Buggy software on my PC could cause it to lock up, requiring a reboot and life moves on until a fix is made.  Buggy software in the 737's flightOS could cause the plane to literally fall down from the sky, killing hundreds of people.  That kind of unreliability is inexcusable.  Boeing really needs to step up here, which to me seems like they're asleep at the wheel.
    The 737 Max 8 is actually different physically. The Max 8 has bigger engines that are on a different position of the aircraft compared to older 737 models. With larger engines in a different position, the center of gravity shifted forward on the new Max 8 models. That can cause the nose to pitch up during takeoff. I believe that's why Boeing has that new MCAS software to counter that. Going off what has been reported so far, I'm going to assume faulty software/sensors and lack of training caused both crashes. 
    tmaydysamoria

  • Artists claim Apple pays in goods instead of cash for Today at Apple sessions

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    SpamSandwich said:
    The suggestion here seems to be that Apple is cheating people, which defies all logic.

    Perhaps it’s just this artist’s rep agency who is complaining.

    https://counterculture.group/
    Reading the original article, it does sound more like the rep than the artists themselves. The one was just complaining about no links on Apple's website about her project. 
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  • Apple's self-driving cars could automatically take pictures of points of interest for driv...

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    smaffei said:
    Apple just laid off 200 Titan project employees. Titan is dead.
    Apple has thousands working on the project. It's not dead. 
    cornchip