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Tik Tok...Are you on it?
by Con- 2 followers
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Hey everyone thanks for clicking on the topic. Im asking what you know about Tik Tok the video app, especially if you use it, I just want to know how it works and do you like it. I want to start recording the Film Club wheel drawing LIVE! I think it would be so much fun to have people tune in for the live thing. So if you think Tik Tok would work for that...drop me a line or if you want to share your Tik Tok, just paste the link in here. Thanks.
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The targetted cost per month was said to be USD$80 for customers, but at what speed? Their planned 25mb or 50mb download idk. They are seeking to put up 30k satellites as the service is targering rural areas and are registering a beta signup for early 2021. Starlink is also seeking a grant out of Gov initiative of a $16 billion fund set aside to help modernize rural areas digitally where the authorities are holding them to account as it comes to a 100ms latency cap. Its definately something to watch & if you allow yourself to actually think outside the box & pull the trigger & use this service it might change your internet experience from night to da…
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Extend range of wifi.
by Lann- 2 followers
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I dont know enough to know what i need. I have UniFi AP AC Pro supplying me with wifi. Now I would like to get something to extend/boost/increase the wifi range as I moved my PS4 further away. The connection is ok, but i want to see if it can be better. What type of product do i need, and what do i need to know setting it up?
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Quantum .OLED TV
by Smurf- 1 follower
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'My thoughts & assumptions' on this is its going to be cheaper to manufacturing, lower energy use while getting a bright colour acturate screen, lower input latency seeing it doesn't have to spend time filtering colours, expecting image burn in over the years while also expecting it to be more than affordable and thinner & lighter to ship with more space to pack in a shipping container. At the worst they'll charge a heavy price for the research & such if there is no competition working on one in the shadows.
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PS5 Controller Revealed - DualSense
by DavidCore89- 1 follower
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Massive Picture: Link: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/ Not sure what to make of the colour scheme, but very curious to see the console now! Hype increased
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PSN Community app iphone
by Lann- 1 follower
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Anyone else seeing a message about the service/app no longer being available?
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During today's "Road to PS5" presentation, PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny ran through a lot of technical details regarding Sony's upcoming hardware. Though the event seemed geared more towards developers than consumers, it did clarify some information about one of the topics gamers are passionate about: backwards compatibility. Cerny revealed that PS4 (and PS4 Pro) backwards compatibility is a native part of the PS5 chipset, and that it isn't a scenario like the PlayStation 3's backwards compatibility, which essentially just included a copy of the PS2 in every console until the feature was removed in later iterations. "Once backwards compatibility is in the con…
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During today's "Road to PS5" livestream, PlayStation's Mark Cerny delivered a talk getting into the details of the PlayStation 5's specs and architecture. Earlier this month, Xbox released the technical specs for the upcoming Series X. Check out how the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X stand shoulder to shoulder based on what we know so far. PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X CPU 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5GHz 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.66 GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU GPU 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHZ 12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz GPU Architecture Custom RDNA 2 Custom RDNA 2 Memory/Interface 16GB GDDR6/256-bit 16 GB GDDR6 w/ 320mb bus…
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5G
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I see the Verizon commercials advertising 5G data, I think it is only in a few cities right now such a New York, Chicago (I have no clue about anything outside the USA). Is anyone using it? Thought?
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The device is a programmable, two extra buttons attachment to your Dualshock 4.
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FREE INTERNET!!!!!!
by zztop911- 1 follower
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When I viewed this, I thought of you more metro area guys could use it.
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PS4 Button Fix
by Smurf- 1 follower
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Knowing which version to purchase from the images provided. The item to fix your controller issue is called Conductive Silicone Rubber Pad. Make sure the black circles on them are shiny as its the conductive graphite that gives good response when pressed . It solves your R2/L2 problem not giving 100% button press when racing for a few $. The 1st image below is for the original launch PS4, the compatibility types is JDS 001/ JDS 011. notice the rubber pads I circled in red & compare them to yours. The image below is for the controller that came out when the slim PS4 & PS4 Pro was launched, notice the blue light bar in the touch …
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PS4 Constantly Ejecting
by Potato- 2 followers
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My PS4 has been constantly ejecting discs for no reason, or constantly trying to eject when there's no disc in it. I've read this is a common problem, just wanted to know if anyone else has had this problem, and what did you do to fix it? I had rare occasions where this would happen months ago, but recently this happens more often, and this week it's been pretty much constant. Sony has a quick fix guide for it, which obviously does nothing. I also pulled the rubber foot out underneath the eject button. Is there any way to fix it without having to take the thing apart?
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PSN Store Digital Games Removed
by Smurf- 2 followers
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So i will use this as an example, recently Drive Club was removed from certain regional psn stores and for the U.S its off in 2020. I remember when a Ninja Turtle game was removed from the store sometime back, I was thinking it's probably going to happen slowly but surely with AAA games but not anytime soon. Well my question is how would you handle it if a game you enjoyed was about to meet the chopping block but you want to continue playing it? Whats your contingency planning. Will you download it on a external hard drive, would it be a solid state hard drive, buy the disc version or does it not matter to you at all?
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What do you call the ‘X’ button?
by Pb76- 4 replies
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X or cross, Sony has just revealed you may have been Wrong
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Post your headset and why you like it, it may help others decide what to get. I'll start by telling what I started with which was a simple $20 bluetooth for my phone. It pairs with the PS3 easily and worked/s quite well. I still have and will be using it again when I record gameplay so I can chat and still record the audio. Highly recommend this method if you are tight on funds and looking to chat with other gamers. I went to the Sony PS Pulse Elite headset and it is a world better for picking up subtle ingame sounds. In Ghost Recon Future Soldier it was wonderful for picking the direction of gunfire or footsteps due to the surround sound built in the I couldnt get fr…
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Stadia Internet Speed Test https://projectstream.google.com/speedtest?hl=en-US
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IC Graphite Thermal Pad
by Smurf- 1 follower
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Warning: IC Graphite is electrically conductive! Any contact with electrical components while the device is turn on might result in permanent damage. Right out the gate let me say this, the brand Thermal Grizzly Karbonaut is superior pushing 62.5 watts per Kelvin vs IC Graphite's 35 W/m K thermal conductivity. Then there is the Heavy Duty Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Thermal Grease Paste Compound which gives a wapping 73W/mk. Its a liquid metal that gives up to 10 degree temp drop, your console will run cooler n quieter. Before placing the 30mmx30mm in the PS4 Slim, I folded the thermal pad horizontally & then vertically to form a…
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It would be nice if someone released the 3D files for this, then I could 3D Print it as I did with my fragile built Sony headphone hinges.
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Android or iPhone? Or something else?
by JustHatched- 18 replies
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Just curious on who uses what. I use Android, Samsung S9+ I think it is. I've never had an iPhone so I can not comment on the pros and cons of one vs the other.
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New folding computers
by JustHatched- 0 replies
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90's tech is coming back around (not really 90's) but whats you thoughts on these things? Note - I didn't call them phones, cuz they not really phones, they are just capable of making phone calls Personally, I think if you have sight issues having a larger screen may be a blessing. Perhaps we are seeing the end of the laptop? Me in the 90's Spoiler
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New Psn ID?
by Pb76- 1 follower
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So it seems the option to change your psn ID is ‘coming soon’...... will you be changing your name? What are you changing it to? What is wrong with your current username?
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3rd party PS4 controllers?
by piotras- 1 follower
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Hi! Could anyone recommend a good 3rd party controller for the PS4? I need to rebind running button to something which is easy to access for constant pressing, like at the back or maybe use L1 or R1 instead. The standard fps setting with 'toggle to run' would work just fine for me but it's bugged when running forward, the character just goes back to walking speed immediately (running to the sides or backwards is fine). Rockstar support doesn't seem to care about that. Pressing down constantly on the left stick is super uncomfortable and makes my aim suck in standard fps setting and I use my thumb for both the right stick and X which requires way too much …
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Downloading Sharefactory Videos?
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Is it possible to download sharefactory videos on your PS4 into a memory stick and then email them to someone? I'm not in the same building as my PS4 to try it so I figured one of ya'll might know
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So you screwed up when creating your, PlayStation Network Account date of birth & Sony Support refused to give you a helping hand. "Effing ¢vn+s!" Here is the simple solution that, Sony Support is ignorant of. login here https://account.sonymobile.com/en-us/#/signin with that account information & get a once in a lifetime opportunity to actually correct the mistake. Once changed it will be permanent.
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239Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #174 (Apr 28-May 4) The Last Showgirl dir. Gia Coppola/2024/1h29m This gentle drama stars Pamela Anderson in the lead role of Shelley, the fading star of a Las Vegas revue that will be closing soon due to dwindling audience members. She is also trying to reforge a relationship with her estranged daughter Hannah (Billie Lourd). This is a very quiet film that stays clear of melodrama and that makes the characters much more rounded as a result. Anderson gives an excellent performance in the lead, easily the best of her career (as much as I enjoy the insane Casablanca remake Barb Wire), and it reminded me a lot of Marilyn Monroe's performance in her final film The Misfits as a woman dealing with aging in a world that finds the idea of beautiful women getting old offensive and where her place in that world actually is. They both remain positive but there's always a hint of melancholy. There's also great support from Jamie Lee Curtis as Shelley's cocktail waitress best friend Annette and Dave Bautista as the show's stage manager Eddie. The direction, by Francis's granddaughter Gia Coppola, is decent but the constant use of bokeh - a very stylised use of focus that gives a dreamy feel - got distracting after a while, though it does convey that Shelley is still living in a dreamland. 8.5/10 Havoc dir. Gareth Evans/2025/1h47m Tom Hardy stars as a gruff cop trying to stop a gang war when the mayor's son is framed for killing some Triads I think, it's all very convoluted in a way that's trying to emulate classic noir films (as is Hardy's voiceover) but none of it is particularly interesting. This is from the same director as The Raid and its sequel so the action scenes are capably handled and each feel distinct from the other, but aside from that this is the definition of content churned out for Netflix put on their front page for a week or so. As good as Hardy is as an actor he just has nothing to really work with here. I couldn't tell you his name with a gun pointed to my head, my best guess would John Q. Havoc generic as he is. There are some familiar faces in the supporting cast, with Forest Whitaker playing the mayor, Timothy Olyphant as a corrupt cop, and Luis Guzman whose character I don't really remember, but I like Luis Guzman, so that's a net positive in that department I guess. If you're looking for some background noise to not really pay attention to then this is the film for you, not bad, but not much of anything else either. 5/10 Farewell, My Lovely (Murder, My Sweet) dir. Edward Dmytryk/1944/1h35m This adaptation of Raymond Chandler's noir novel, the second book to feature legendary private detective Philip Marlowe, sees d*ck Powell take on the role and get caught up in a convoluted plot kicked off by getting hired by an ex-con to track down his former girlfriend. This is the second adaptation of this story I've seen, and I do prefer the later version starring Robert Mitchum in the role of Marlowe, his appearance suiting it more, almost matching the crumpled suit he's been sleeping in for several days. Elliot Gould also played the role very well in The Long Goodbye. But none can match up to Humphry Bogart, iconic in The Big Sleep, which was released only a few years later. None of this is Powell's fault obviously, his performance is the earliest out of them all, but I couldn't help but compare him to all of the other Marlowe's I've seen, and I have to say his is the weakest. Not that he's bad, he just doesn't compare favourably. As for the film, it's just like Powell. Not bad, but not as good as what came later. The highlight of the film is Claire Trevor's performance as the femme fatale of the piece, Helen Grayle. If you've not seen any Raymond Chandler adaptations then maybe start with this one, as it will make all of the others even more enjoyable. 7/10 Manivald dir. Chintis Lundgren/2017/13m This animated short is another set in Estonian director Chintis Lundgren's world of anthropomorphic animals exploring their sexualities. This story is about a fox called Manivald (Trevor Boris), a talented musician still living at home with his mother (France Castel). When their washing machine breaks down they call in a repairman, the s*xy wolf Toomas (Drasko Ivezic) - star of another Lundgren film, Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves - who soon starts relationships with both of them. I really like Lundgren's very simple style and limited colour palette, it gives me nostalgic vibes for Nickelodeon cartoons I watched as a child like Doug and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. Obviously the content is much more adult, with this film having a very mature take on s*xual relationships. The fact that it's bizarre and quirky looking animals instead of people makes the message have even more impact. 8/10 F9 dir. Justin Lin/2021/2h23m When I first started watching the Fast and Furious franchise back in January it was all because I heard that they actually travel to space in one of the later films and I just had to see that, but being a completionist I had to start at the beginning when they were just street racers stealing DVD players. And now the time has come, and it was just as glorious as I had hoped it would be. When Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris blasted off into space in a car with a rocket strapped to its roof and then proceeded to drive it through a spy satellite in order to destroy it I could not stop smiling. It's so gloriously stupid and over the top and I loved it. There are even moments when Gibson's character, Roman, almost becomes self aware, commenting on how it's ridiculous how they do all of this secret agent stuff with no training and experience and never die, or even get a scratch. If he had looked right into the camera at that moment I would have stood up and clapped. For a second there I thought the film would become some meta commentary on action films. It doesn't, but the fact that I even thought that could be a possibility is brilliant. As for the actual film, it's the same as ever but bigger and faster and even more furious, with John Cena being added to the cast as Dominic's (Vin Diesel) estranged brother Jakob. The more overblown these films get, the more they hook me in, which is something no other blockbuster franchise has done for me before. I don't know what it is about them because I'm not a car guy at all, but these are just fun and I'm pumped for the next one, where could they possibly go next? 7/10 The Mermaid dir. Georges Méliès/1904/4m Another slice of early movie magic sees Méliès go fishing in a top hat, throwing his catches in a aquarium, which then fills the screen before a mermaid appears. These longer films not only allow Méliès to refine his filmmaking techniques but also to show off his personality, which shines through in every movement and flourish he makes. He is such a recognisable character to me now after watching so many of his films and it makes me wish I could have seen him perform his stage magic show. If you've never watched any of these films before take a few minutes now and check some out, they really do feel like magic. 8/10 Damnation dir. Bela Tarr/1988/1h56m This film from Hungarian master Bela Tarr is the first where he really cements his trademark style of long takes, controlled movement and a perfect utilisation of the elements like Akira Kurosawa, particularly that of the endless, torrential rain which seems to soak this film to its very soul. The story follows Karrer (Szekely B. Miklos), a lonely, depressed man living in a rundown town that seems to consist of not much more than a few houses and a bar, the Titanik. He is in love with the woman who sings at the bar (Vali Kerekes), but she is married, so he must come up with a scheme to get her husband (Gyorgy Cserhalmi) out of the way. There's a sense of pathetic desperation to all of these characters, like the stray dogs scrabbling around in the dirt and the rain that we see throughout the film. They're all on a sinking ship and there's nothing to do but drink. This all sounds very grim and miserable, and it is, but it's also shot in some of the most beautiful black and white photography you could ask for. There's texture in every surface in this film, you don't just watch it, you can feel it. This is also a very quiet film but the emotional impact is devastating. Not quite on the same level as his later masterpieces Werckmeister Harmonies and Satantango (my favourite film of all time) this is still an expertly crafted film that will transport you to another world. 9/10 Lime's Film of the Week!- 1
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239Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Threads (1984) dir Mick Jackson A terrifying and shockingly brutal TV film about a nuclear war in the 1980s. The back story is the USA and USSR both intervene in a civil war in Iran. This then escalates over the course of a few weeks and ultimately leads to all out nuclear war with both countries, and their allies, bombing each others cities into oblivion. It's set in Sheffield, where I now live, a large, industrial city. It was more industrial in the 80s and had an RAF base fairly close, so this is what makes it a target. It's not made completely in the usual narrative style of films, although there is a basic plot following a young couple, expecting a baby, and their parents and friends (at least those who survive the initial attack). Parts of it are more documentary and some bits almost like a public information film explaining what would happen in the event of a nuclear war. Things like who would take control of local government, how would they distribute food and medicine in the aftermath. A lot of it is narrated, explaining things like how there would be no electricity, because early nuclear strikes would be aimed at destroying that sort of infrastructure. And then after the attack, what life would be like for those who were not killed outright. This is when the film is at it's most shocking, making you feel that the people killed instantly when the bombs hit were the lucky ones. It explains how the fallout would kill many of those not killed already; debris blown into the air, with lethal levels of radiation, that gradually falls back to the ground, blown by the wind away from where the bombs fell, so spreading death over an even greater area. It continues the story for many years after the war, showing how other clouds of dust blown into the upper atmosphere by the blast shroud huge parts of the Earth, blocking out the Sun, leading to a “Nuclear Winter” as temperatures plunge and hardly anything can grow for years. And of course this does not just effect the countries who fired their nuclear missiles at each other. So there's no winners in nuclear war, every one loses. I reiterate what Lime said in his review and urge you to watch this if you can. 10 / 10 I'd also recommend another TV film I saw many years ago, on the same basic theme but from a very different angle and without the documentary style. By Dawn's Early Light (looks like it could be available on Youtube), which follows the crew of a US B-52 bomber, armed with nuclear bombs and on patrol when war breaks out, plus other military personal and politicians who survive the initial strikes. No where near as brutal as threads, about the choices these people have to make.- 2
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