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📱 tech talks
30 articles in this category
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The "Warm Shell" Crisis: GenAI Burning the Planet for Porn, Slop and Theft
tech talksPhysics has finally hit the GenAI hype train. Microsoft has confirmed a "warm shell" shortage, leaving billions of dollars in chips gathering dust in warehouses. But the real cost isn't lost corporate profits; it is a "vampire grid" reviving coal plants, UK housing projects blocked by data centres, and drinking water wasted to cool deepfake generators. The digital bubble has hit a physical wall.
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Non-Crucial: Micron Kills Consumer Brand to Feed the GenAI Grift
tech talksMicron is officially winding down the Crucial brand to chase the GenAI gold rush. Here is why this pivot is a manufacturing disaster for consumers, forcing us to pay an 'AI Tax' on hardware while the industry doubles down on a bursting bubble.
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Amazon and Yutaka: Censoring Honest Feedback
tech talksAmazon scrubbed my detailed, honest reviews of Yutaka products the moment they gained traction. It turns out big vendors can abuse the reporting system to wipe valid 2-3 star feedback and manipulate their ratings.
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Zuck Cheats on Jensen: The Silicon Valley Herd Just Decided Nvidia is Optional
tech talksThe news that Meta is planning to buy Google’s AI chips is the signal that the NVIDIA infinite growth narrative is dead. Here is the breakdown of why the whales like OpenAI and Meta are ditching Nvidia for Google TPUs and custom silicon, and why the AI bubble is about to leave Larry Ellison holding the bag in 2026 - 2027.
entertainment
5 articles in this category
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I Just Watched - Superman (2025)
entertainmentThe big one is here. James Gunn's Superman has landed, tasked with rebooting an entire cinematic universe. It’s a colourful, messy, and overstuffed film that gets a lot right, but it’s also completely undermined by one of the most baffling acts of character assassination I’ve seen in a blockbuster. I just watched it.
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I Just Watched - Venom: The Last Dance
entertainmentThe billion-dollar, brain-eating trilogy is finally over. Venom: The Last Dance is here to cap off Tom Hardy's chaotic double-act that critics hated and audiences paid to see. I just watched it.
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I Just Watched - Predator: Killer of Killers
entertainmentSo, while I'm waiting for the new Predator: Badlands movie, I find out they already shadow-dropped a whole R-rated animated film, Killer of Killers, a few months back. An animation anthology where Predators gut their way through history. I just watched it.
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RIP Tomonobu Itagaki, an Uncompromising Architech of Gaming
entertainmentA personal tribute to Tomonobu Itagaki, the uncompromising founder of Team Ninja. Remembering the man who created Ninja Gaiden, defined masocore, and made Western game reviewers lose their minds over Dead or Alive.
🎮 game thoughts
20 articles in this category
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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition: 2025 short review
game thoughtsLooking for a zombie game where killing zombies is actually fun? So were we. My retrospective co-op short review of Dead Rising 3 breaks down why its glorious, stupid chaos is the perfect antidote to the self-serious, tedious garbage being released today.
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Halo: 'Four Years and Minimal Content' Infinite
game thoughtsAnd another one's gone. Microsoft's grand "10-year plan" for the Halo Infinite live service has officially collapsed after just four. So much for a forever game.
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Dying Light: The Beast short review
game thoughtsIs Dying Light: The Beast worth the £50 price tag? After dragging a friend through the entire co-op campaign, my review gives a hard 'no'. Here's a breakdown of the bugs, baffling design, and why you should wait for a deep sale.
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Age of Mythology: Retold short review
game thoughtsA one year look into Age of Mythology Retold, from a new comer to the series.