A game recently released on Steam called “Hunt Down The Freeman” is getting flooded with negative reviews, as well as accusations of sealing assets from other mods and games without permission. Another interesting bit in the Steam forums is the developer claiming that the reason there are so many bogs and glitches, was that the version of the game that was released on Steam on the 23rd, is not the final version. Christopher Livingston from PC Gamer spoke with the developers to try and get some answers.
I saw this game the other day when browsing steam and didn’t even give it a click, and from the sounds of it, I was right in doing so. How is it if someone “released the wrong version” could they not immediately either pull it and upload the correct version, or patch it in less than a week?
While I haven’t played much, what I have played hasn’t been good, and it’s not really something that bug fixes or visual improvements alone will change.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – People Are Furious About “Hunt Down The Freeman” Game
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Apple is Launching Medical Clinics for its Employees
Apple is launching a group of clinics that hey are calling AC Wellness for it’s employees and families this spring. The company quietly posted the website acwellness.com that was first spotted by CNBC. The website outlines more details about the initiative, as well as job listings for a primary care doctor, exercise coach, and a phlebotomist to perform lab tests on-site.
While I think this sounds nice, and is a great benefit to Apple employees, the only thing I can think of is “Damn Apple, how much data do you need?!”
Aside from the typical roles involved with a primary care clinic, Apple is also looking to hire “designers” who will help implement a program focused on preventing disease and promoting healthy behavior. It’s looking for a population health designer and clinical program design lead, listings show.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Apple is Launching Medical Clinics for its Employees
23andMe's Ancestry DNA Test Just Got a Lot More Precise
If you’ve ever taken an ancestry DNA test, you probably already know that the results aren’t exactly precise. Sometimes you wind up with completely different results than you expected. And different brands of DNA tests can beget entirely different results.
Source: Gizmodo – 23andMe’s Ancestry DNA Test Just Got a Lot More Precise
YouTube TV adds Seattle Sounders local broadcasts to its MLS slate
Source: Engadget – YouTube TV adds Seattle Sounders local broadcasts to its MLS slate
Beautiful 10 Minute Timelapse Of Artist Painting A Realistic Dragon
This is a ten minute timelapse video of an artist painting a realistic dragon head. Not to brag or anything, but all the work done prior to the ten second mark (seen above, top) looks about on my level. “It’s a blobby outline of a dragon head.” Stop embarrassing me, I just said I wasn’t trying to brag! Am I red in the face now? “Only because I just watched you put blush on.” Kiss me you fool.
Keep going for the video.
Source: Geekologie – Beautiful 10 Minute Timelapse Of Artist Painting A Realistic Dragon
Trump Saying He Wants to Take People's Guns Wasn't Even the Wildest Part of This Meeting
Donald Trump suggested actively confiscating some people’s guns with no due process and made a host of other random pronouncements during a wild, freewheeling meeting with members of Congress on Wednesday in which the president’s eagerness to appear “tough” in the wake of the Parkland shooting—as well as his complete…
Source: Gizmodo – Trump Saying He Wants to Take People’s Guns Wasn’t Even the Wildest Part of This Meeting
Researchers may have detected signals from the universe’s first stars
The early development of our universe is still quite a mystery, but in a new study published today in Nature, researchers describe what may be evidence of when the first stars began to form. After the Big Bang, which took place some 13.7 billion year…
Source: Engadget – Researchers may have detected signals from the universe’s first stars
Canadian Budget Pledges Billions to Fund Basic Science Research
The Canadian government unveiled its 2018 budget on Tuesday, committing nearly $4 billion (or over $3 million USD) to a range of science programs over the next several years. It’s the single largest injection of cash for basic science research in the country’s history, but critics say it still falls short of what’s…
Source: Gizmodo – Canadian Budget Pledges Billions to Fund Basic Science Research
AT&T's Latest Net Neutrality Talking Point: Internet Fast Lanes Could Save Lives
It’s a confusing time for net neutrality legislation. Since the FCC voted to repeal Title II protections for the open web in December, a lot of solutions are being thrown around. One good rule is to never trust any arguments presented by telecoms. Alas, on Tuesday, AT&T issued a laughable statement saying it supports…
Source: Gizmodo – AT&T’s Latest Net Neutrality Talking Point: Internet Fast Lanes Could Save Lives
Why Do Nor'easters Cause Such Bad Flooding?
The East Coast is bracing for another nor’easter this week, with the National Weather Service in Boston warning that the city and nearby coastlines could see three to four feet of storm surge flooding. This, in the same winter that the bomb cyclone turned many of Boston’s streets into frozen soup.
Source: Gizmodo – Why Do Nor’easters Cause Such Bad Flooding?
Change Isn't Good or Bad, It Just Is
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations, Lifehacker’s weekly dip into the pool of stoic wisdom, and a guide to using its waters to reflect on and improve your life.
Source: LifeHacker – Change Isn’t Good or Bad, It Just Is
Chinese ban on small coal-burning ovens took 15 years
Enlarge / Beehive coke ovens. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Evidence of processing coal in what’s called a “beehive coke oven” in China has been found dating as far back as the fourth century, and the technology involved has not changed much since. Beehive-shaped ovens are used to cook mined coal to turn it into coke, the preferred starting material for making iron and steel. Coke is also desirable since it has a higher proportion of combustible carbon than coal, so it burns better. The processing causes its volatile exhaust gases to be burned off and released into the atmosphere.
China banned beehive coke ovens in 1996. Yet, as a new analysis of the effects of this ban points out, “The poor implementation of environmental laws and regulations is common in China.” So the ovens did not actually disappear until 2011. The authors of the analysis hoped to quantify the effects of the ban—and the lackadaisical approach to enforcing it—on China’s health and environment. They hope that their data will strengthen the resolve of those who seek to pass—and enforce—similar laws in the future.
The authors used official government statistics and satellite images to track the emissions of polycyclic hydrocarbons and the incidence of lung cancer, checking their correlation with beehive coal oven use. In addition to the real-world data, they modeled two scenarios: (a) if no ban had ever been put in place; (b) if the ban had gone instantly into effect in 1996.
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Source: Ars Technica – Chinese ban on small coal-burning ovens took 15 years
How design for disposability and convenience will bury us in waste
We have been trained to waste stuff; it makes the economy work but it is killing us and the planet.
Source: TreeHugger – How design for disposability and convenience will bury us in waste
YouTube Belatedly Bans Neo-Nazi Group Atomwaffen
Until today, white supremacist group Atomwaffen had an active presence on YouTube. A previously removed video on its channel featured neo-Nazi members chanting “gas the kikes, race war now” and firing weapons, Motherboard reported, while others included images of swastikas and “black lives don’t matter” signs. When…
Source: Gizmodo – YouTube Belatedly Bans Neo-Nazi Group Atomwaffen
What's With All The Dental Floss in IBM's Quantum Computers?
On a large plot of land beneath circling turkey vultures an hour north of New York City sits a crescent-shaped building. Inside of it are some of the world’s most cutting-edge quantum computers, stored in dilution refrigerators about the right size to hold an adult human. And beside one of those setups, atop a large…
Source: Gizmodo – What’s With All The Dental Floss in IBM’s Quantum Computers?
Hope, You Had the Time of Your Life
Hope Hicks, the 29-year-old former model turned White House communications director and one of the few non-family members who has stuck with Donald Trump since the early days of his campaign, told The New York Times on Wednesday that she is resigning after less than a year on the job.
Source: Gizmodo – Hope, You Had the Time of Your Life
Try a To-Do List That Lives in Your Tabs
For everyone subscribed to the philosophy of GTD, myself included, task managers are essential to managing the process digitally. Of course, they’re only useful if you actually use them, as evidenced by the trail of task managers I’ve left in my wake as I search for one with the right combination of cross-platform…
Source: LifeHacker – Try a To-Do List That Lives in Your Tabs
The 10 Best Deals of February 28, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Source: LifeHacker – The 10 Best Deals of February 28, 2018
'The Blackout Club' is a co-op horror game from 'BioShock' veterans
Many horror games are solitary affairs — a little odd when horror movies are frequently shared experiences. Why not make games which play off the social side of fear? Question is trying just that. The group of BioShock and Dishonored alumni has unve…
Source: Engadget – ‘The Blackout Club’ is a co-op horror game from ‘BioShock’ veterans
How to Clone Your Pet
Barbra Streisand recently revealed that two of her fluffy white Coton de Tulear pups are clones of her dog Samantha who died last year. Yes, cloning your dog is a thing, and if you have a ton of money lying around, you can do it too.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Clone Your Pet