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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

27 days

Excited to share the news: Lunar Lake is coming in Q3! >60 TOPS from GPU w/ XMX systolic arrays >45 TOPS from new NPU 1.5X faster raster gfx gen-on-gen 2x compute in low power island Profound changes in low power architecture Fun summer ahead. :)

Intel's Lunar Lake Processors Arriving Q3 2024

Lunar Lake processors will extend unmatched global AI PC scale and receive free updates to Copilot+ when available.

www.intel.com

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

15 days

Hello, Lunar.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

~1 hour until the PC industry snaps back to reality. Lunar Lake is the one and only chip for low power + graphics + AI + core performance. Devices shouldn't be a "choose two" situation. Oh, also, Lunar is more than laptops. See y'all on the other side. ✌️

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

LLaMA3-8b running on Core Ultra? Yeah, we can do that. :) Short gif of it up and running on a Core Ultra 7 155H Arc GPU with DP4a. You can see the GPU activity. Intel is the only CPU vendor demonstrating functional enablement on day 0 of the announcement.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

14 days

Lunar Lake also supports block float. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

14 days

this is now a meme account

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

Thank you for the coverage, @Devindra !

Intel officially unveils Lunar Lake, its Copilot+ AI PC chip

Intel has finally given us more details on its upcoming Lunar Lake chips for Copilot+ AI PCs.

www.engadget.com

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Chuckling at this, as it was only 7 years ago when people were saying to my face that 8 cores in a general desktop was excessive and pointless. And now here we are: even game installers use it.

Josh Walrath

@JoshDWalrath

10 months

Damn, this is the CPU usage when unpacking Starfield. Hitting upwards of 94%.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

23 days

"Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of our power." Interesting conversations about notebook graphics performance today. Just gonna scooch this one into the public record. 👇

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

Show time. LFG!

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

Rise and grind, baby. It's KEYNOTE DAY.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

16 days

Let's gooooooooo

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

Big day for the @intel Client team! We now have 500+ AI models up and running on Intel Core Ultra. Learn more about today's announcement 👉

More than 500 AI Models Run Optimized on Intel Core Ultra Processors

Intel builds the PC industry’s most robust AI PC toolchain and presents an AI software foundation that developers can trust.

www.intel.com

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

5 months

Just carrying around a Meteor Lake in my pocket this week, nbd. Love this! If you look reeeeeal close, you can see the seam between the IO Tile and the Intel 4 Compute Tile.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

I'm being attacked.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

26 days

501 models, anyone? 😊 Microsoft Phi-3 up and running on @intel Core Ultra. Day0 support. Intel once again on the bleeding edge of new AI model enablement on the PC.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

@carygolomb There are many architectural changes we want people to understand before we get to the Q3 launch. We have more firmware and driver work to do. The world will get to review LNL later this summer, without restriction or reservation.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

6 months

Just casually standing in the floor of NASDAQ to ring the bell. You know, as one does.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

12 days

@IanCutress @MicronTech I really like LPCAMM. Cool technology. Nice find!

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

This will be fun. :)

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

27 days

@Tobias_Writes Calendar Q3. I don't play games with my dates.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

8 months

Do we think it's DDR5-5600?

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Not a single soul on earth: Me goofing off with Stable Diffusion:

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

1 month

ICYMI: SLM/LLM benchmarking is rapidly evolving and has unique gotchas not found in other categories of testing. What explains the differences in this data, and how can you avoid errors? Read on:

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

While I took a sabbatical from tech, I started a small biz that helps design high-performance car parts. Very excited to announce my first co-designed project is on sale with my first customer: Designed for Mk5 Supra, but works on any BMW B58 Gen 1 or 2.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

3 months

GORDOOONNNNNNN 🎉

PCWorld

@pcworld

3 months

Tune into a live Full Nerd in just a few minutes. @Gordonung is BACK and ready to talk Intel's Core i-14900KS and more! See you there 👀

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

@anshelsag I'll come with receipts. You know I will.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

1 month

SLM/LLMs are a brand new field of benchmarking. There are a few novel requirements to look out for, and even seasoned benchmarkers are getting it wrong. Have been mulling this one over for a while, and decided it's worthwhile to do a writeup 👉

Achieving Maximum CPU Performance in Local SLMs

Generative AI (“genAI”) is one of the most exciting aspects of the AI PC transformation. This category of AI broadly describes artificial…

medium.com

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

"Change in all things is sweet." -Aristotle I was weary. I rested. I'm back. Let's get after it.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

The mothership! The claw, it moves!

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

@smchatter1 @carygolomb Ok. See you in the review cycle. ✌️

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

@ryanshrout A quick PoC doodad we built to show the functionality, engine utilization, and experience. :)

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

26 days

We also have two special features of this LLM running: 1) Resource Augmented Generation (RAG), which can cite your docs or data for hyper-specific and detailed answers. 2) React Agents, which can tap external websites for up-to-the-minute post-training data. Demo @ MS Build!

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

5 months

It's been four days, and I'm pleased to announce: I avoided the CES plague. Gotta be careful not to spend all my good luck in one place.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

3 months

Don't forget to give your diff some fresh air from time to time.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

@CapFrameX lol. I'm excited, dude. We have hard work ahead of us and I'm ready to throw down.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

14 days

@JamesDSneed Yeah, another x86 chip that'll do the same thing. Except this one can also do low power.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

@sherkelman @amdradeon It was a real pleasure, Scott. Good luck in what's next!

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Fiiiiinally started Starting Trek: Strange New Worlds. This is rapidly becoming one of my all-time favorite Trek series. The writing is fantastic, the continuity touches are brilliant, the characters are great. I'm mad at me for sleeping on this for so long.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

Soon. #IntelInnovation

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

@Gordonung @OfficialPCMR @PedroPCMR @GlobalLianli I'm so happy you're feeling better, Gordon. I think I speak on behalf of the entire PC universe when I say: we missed you.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Pretty amazing how quickly DDR5 prices dropped with scale. Was perusing some D5 kits today, and you can get super solid 32GB kits for under $100. Another W for the PC industry.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

7 months

Made good use of the long weekend. 1. New turbo installed; spools like stock but flows ~750WHP. 2. Built trans swapped, rated for 1200WHP/1000WTQ/190ms shift time. 3. Walbro 525 auxiliary fuel pump installed. 4. CAN bus expander to integrate pump + port injection.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

@Tobias_Writes You're right. Any CPU can execute an LLM, and it's a low bar to clear. I run them with Jan on my TGL laptop. But perf/W is another story, especially as the models get more complex and/or become background resident in computing. Moving to accelerators is a must & harder. 🖖

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

8 days

@IanCutress @draginol "wow it's so cool you've been to all these places for work!" Me: "yeah, the hotel bar and I'm very familiar with Westin Taipei meeting rooms."

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

Codex Entry: The Noodle Subject: The Last Lasagna in Hell Amidst the scorched plains of the Netherrealm, where the air crackles with the wails of the damned echo into eternity, there existed an artifact of unexpected power: the Last Lasagna.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

@JoshDWalrath I took up competitive napping.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

6 months

Merry 1703486078, everyone. 🎄

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

@Stefano02545325 @harukaze5719 I don't need you to trust me. I just need you to see the numbers when reviews hit this summer. No 🧢 from me.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

3 months

AI on the PC is a lot like gaming. AI models are like game engines Gfx and AI both have APIs and LL-APIs AI apps are like games, w/ specific optimization NPU has monthly drivers, just like GPU The code hits multiple engines Performance and reliability is all in the SW. 👇👇

the tiny corp

@__tinygrad__

3 months

We are putting resources into Intel now. multiGPU training worked out of the box, and haven't seen a lick of driver instability. The A770 card is currently slow though, we need to add XMX support ($400 bounty added)

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Robert Hallock

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22 days

@sidkshatriya Lunar Lake will also support Copilot+! Surface Pro 10 has Meteor Lake, too. But Lunar launches in Q3, so you can see it doesn't line up with a Surface in May/June. :) Just timing.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 days

Just switched to an ortho keyboard. Everything is chaos and life is suffering.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Hope all the attendees had a great time at #IntelTechTour . There is a LOT to learn (and I'm not long ahead of y'all 😂). Hope to see many of you myself at #IntelInnovation in a few weeks!

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

6 months

@IanCutress Now find a way to add AA at the front so all the poor comms people who have to alphabetize everything put you first.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

14 days

@FlanK3rXS Lunar Lake is a different market segment. Waaaaay lower power. You want Arrow Lake, based on my read of your POV.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

12 days

@JamesDSneed Too early to give an exact number in hrs; systems and drivers still going through final designs. But I said the word "power" about 9mil times this week and there's a very good reason. We're aiming at the top.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

26 days

@DAW00KIE I can't answer this question, yet, but I wanted to reply so you know I saw this question. We'll talk form factors over the summer. You have my word.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

22 days

@sidkshatriya No question.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

@IanCutress Did you set the emit.magic_smoke=FALSE flag in the firmware?

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

My Pixel 6 Pro often sends incoming calls straight to VM without ever ringing. Others report they can't hear me talking, but I hear them loud and clear. There may be some correlation with VoWIFI, but I can't quite tell. Anyone have this? Is this a Google issue, a TMobile issue?

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Robert Hallock

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1 month

No game music will ever go harder than Doom E1M1. It's just straight gas.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

3 months

ICYMI: Intel just released OpenVINO 2024 and it's a major release for offline GenAI + NPU. Learn more 👉

Intel launches OpenVINO 2024 for PC | Robert Hallock posted on the topic | LinkedIn

And just to keep the Intel Corporation AI PC goodness rolling, we recently celebrated the launch of OpenVINO 2024! 🥳 👇👇👇 The facts: Debuting in 2018…

www.linkedin.com

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

22 days

@terafoenix Because about 40% of the software developers we've polled want to do AI on GPU, 30% on NPU, and 30% on AVX256. There's both because that is what the software industry is expecting. The NPU alone covers < ⅓ of SW dev plans.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

@JoshDWalrath @ultrawide219 @pcper That's what someone implicated in a rigged benchmark conspiracy would say! 😆

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

@monstercameron Trust the roadmap. 🟦

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

6 months

I'm at dinner with Ohtani right now. Source: me

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

@PaulyAlcorn @philparkbot @dcominottim @TDevilfish 🤦‍♂️

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

LPCAMM is super cool, and system verification was completed on an Intel platform! LPCAMM is notebook LPDDR memory on a removable "stick." 32-128GB per module, up to LPDDR5X-7500 at present. The @anandtech crew have a great writeup:

Samsung Electronics’ Industry-First LPCAMM Ushers in Future of Memory Modules

LPDDR-based LPCAMM will lead next-gen module market for PCs and laptops, possibly extending to data centers Improvements in performance by 50%, power efficiency by 70% and mounting area by 60%...

news.samsung.com

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

Just wrapped season 1 of Strange New Worlds. It's easily one of the best seasons of Star Trek I have ever watched. Wow wow wow. I'm mad I slept on this for so long.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

2500 nits

ICE UNIVERSE

@UniverseIce

10 months

Exclusive: Galaxy S24 Ultra about 6.8" (actual 6.78") screen, 3120x1440, 19.5:5, peak brightness 2500nit.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

UT2K4 let's goooooooo 🤌

FPS: First Person Shooter Documentary

@FPSDOC

10 months

Unreal Tournament (1999), With all of the Quake remasters available, do you think we should see some Unreal remasters too? Should we start with one of the best competetive FPS games of all time? #firstpersonshooter #videogames #fpsgamer #gamer #fps

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Robert Hallock

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13 days

@LupintheI @monstercameron

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Life is so fragile, y'all. One minute you think they're doing okay, the next minute they're installing GNOME Ubuntu.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

It's the world's first upgradeable a2w manifold and port injection solution for B58. Can support over 3000cc of port injection across 12 injectors, no injectors, half injectors, and it's designed so users can do fuel first and cooling later if they want. The value is insane.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

13 days

@TheAtlasRises @harukaze5719 We'll bring receipts.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

BAH GAWD HE HAD A FAMILY

Scorigami

@NFL_Scorigami

9 months

DEN 20 - 70 MIA Final That's Scorigami!! It's the 1077th unique final score in NFL history.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

14 days

@johnrheritage Very complementary.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

7 months

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all. ✌️

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

rude

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

2 months

@markhachman @philparkbot Hi!

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

4 months

Stop the presses. STOP THE PRESSES. Desktop Microsoft Teams now has a "mark all read" feature. SOFTWARE UPDATE OF THE YEAR 10/10 NO NOTES

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

5 months

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company prepares an attack run on the Roman Senate over a contested Hevea brasiliensis reserve. (colorized, ca. AD 251)

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Bojan Tunguz

@tunguz

10 months

I’m 2.

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Robert Hallock

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3 months

@JoshDWalrath Without reservation, I can honestly admit I'll probably be on GbE for another decade.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

@SuperbPhoenix @Gordonung @AdamPMurray @markhachman I miss Gordon. :(

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

@RickGivens @JoshDWalrath Don't smell me, Givens.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

New meme format, invest now

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

9 months

What's the game soundtrack that instantly transports you back to your childhood? For me, it's the EverQuest soundtrack. I've been PC gaming since I was four y/o, but NOTHING grabbed my attention like EQ did. It changed my life. Some tracks bring back years of memories.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

@superbphoenix @IanCutress It is fine. This is what modern process technologies support for long-term use. It's not 2006 with CPUs that explode at 65C anymore.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

It's so dumb. I love it.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

5 months

@BradChacos I Homer Simpsoned into the bushes to watch the second half. 😂

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Anyone know if this supports mods and user dedicated server? Laser grapple railgun CTF is calling my name real bad.

Quake Champions

@Quake

10 months

Reintroducing Quake II, the legendary sci-fi action FPS. This enhanced version features new content, online multiplayer/co-op with cross-play, optional deathmatch bots, visual upgrades and now up to 120hz in 4K! Available now on all platforms and @XboxGamePass !

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

6 months

@Krewell @Grady_Booch Because they're afraid someone might actually challenge their weak and fragile worldview, which entirely depends on being cruel and uncivilized, or harnessing marks of that nature as profit centers.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

@sebastianpeak It very well might be. Knock on wood, but I killed VoWiFi and things have been going okay. My previous phone was a OnePlus 5, and I'm recalling that VoWiFi was ultra sketch on that, too. There's a certain magenta that is common, here.

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Robert Hallock

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13 days

@nomad_lw Once upon a time, yes. I left in 2022.

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

6 months

Loving the new mobile UI, myself. Like the new iconography and AMOLED black theme. The layout just makes more sense to me.

Dexerto

@Dexerto

6 months

Discord users are cancelling their Nitro after new mobile layout update

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

14 days

@AnhPhuH nah

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

6 days

No, I haven't watched the Doom Dark Ages trailer 7 times in two days... why do you ask?

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Robert Hallock

@thraxbert

10 months

Understand the legalities, but on macro: thie spirit of this effort is what I'm really excited about in AI land. NPC AI, voiced dialog, procedural quests, flavor and quest text, music generation, etc. There's an exciting step function in immersion and replayability looming.

IGN

@IGN

10 months

The creator of an eye-catching Grand Theft Auto 5 mod that promised a living, AI-powered story mode has admitted defeat after Take-Two hauled the mod offline.

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Robert Hallock

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@ryanshrout See you soon, dude! ✌️

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