The developer of Baldur’s Gate 3 explains in detail how and why players can break the game: “The easiest thing would be to block players… but we don’t like that at Larian”

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In a recently posted presentation for Sofia game jamLarian gameplay scripter Mihail Kostov outlined the work and thought that goes into an RPG as free-form as Baldurs Gate 3focusing on the “edge cases” that Larian had to consider, even if an incredibly small percentage of players would encounter them. We’ve heard similar stories from Larian … Read more

No, Samsung, I don’t want to pay today for tomorrow’s features

Smartphones used to come with a slew of features. If a company touted a feature during its big, flashy keynote event, it was available immediately, or at the very least as part of an update on day one. Now, giants like Apple, Samsung, and Google are talking about AI-powered features that aren’t even close to … Read more

Don’t Let Anyone You Know Buy These Cheap Smartwatch Amazon Prime Day Deals

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The Amazon Prime Day Sale are almost here and while the sale doesn’t officially start until Tuesday, July 16, some of the earliest known Amazon Prime Day Smartwatch Deals are already live. Historically, Amazon Prime Day is a chance to best apple watches, best garmin watchesbest running watches, or even the best golf watches at … Read more

When will Starliner come home? Boeing and NASA still don’t know

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The first manned mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been in orbit for more than a month, and there is still no date set for its return. Starliner launched on June 5 on Crew Flight Test (CFT), carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) for a planned week-long … Read more

The mother’s symptoms were classic red flags of a condition that too many people don’t know about

After the birth of her third child, mum Erica Derbyshire knew something was seriously wrong with her health as she began to suffer from debilitating physical and mental symptoms. She experienced extreme fatigue, anxiety and food cravings, resulting in her gaining 3 stone after a lifetime of staying fit and healthy. She was so tired … Read more

Earth’s inner core has changed direction and is slowing down, and scientists don’t know why

One of the major questions that has occupied Earth scientists over the past decade is, “What’s going on down there?” Beneath your feet, some 3,400 miles deep, lies the Earth’s inner core. It’s nearly the size of the moon, as hot as the surface of the sun, and helps maintain the planet’s magnetic field, which … Read more

‘My friends take my trash home because the garbage men don’t show up’

A pensioner says he dropped off his rubbish at friends’ homes after no bins had been collected for more than three months. Rene Pollak, who lives in Throwley near Faversham, is furious because he hasn’t seen the binmen turn up at his door since mid-March, and he’s had to pick up more and more rubbish. … Read more

‘People don’t realize the devastation that is coming’

The ‘devastation’ that could follow the closure of Tata Steel’s blast furnaces in Port Talbot has been detailed by residents and business owners, and in shocking new research. That new research has suggested that the impact of the decision to switch to a greener method of producing steel could lead to a staggering loss of … Read more

USD/JPY Update: Why Markets Don’t Seem to Buy the MoF Story

USD/JPY Update: Why Markets Don’t Appear to be Buying the MoF Story

USD/JPY, Yen analysis FX intervention rhetoric shifts up a gear USD/JPY completely ignores the decline in US-Japan bond spreads to trade higher The markets appear to be calling the Japanese officials’ bluff as every level of intervention has been surpassed since the 2022 interventions The analysis in this article uses chart patterns and key support … Read more

New research shows why you don’t have to be perfect to get the job done

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Building compact behavioral programs. (A) Above: The space of strategies for solving a task can be wide, with many strategies yielding good performance. Bottom: Studying relationships between strategies can provide insight into behavioral variability between animals and tasks. (B) General … Read more