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1y ago
Any time a new visual effect comes around people overuse it, then after a while it gets toned down and usability improves, then a new trend emerges and the cycle repeats.
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1y ago
I think the above comment is implying that the glass effects are more or less neutral, not degrading.
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1y ago
I recently tried a bunch of Office packages and was surprised by just how bad they've gotten over the years. It just feels like a downgrade from what we had in prior decades. Especially LibreOffice just had the most abysmal performance
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1y ago
> Yes, it closes up certain avenues on how artists make money but it will most probably make up for that by making them more productive. How?
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1y ago
Another breakthrough earlier last month: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59398-7
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1y ago
Yes but there are also other incentives to consider, such as nation state interest in keeping their working age population productive instead of burdening the medical system in a period of demographic decline.
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1y ago
I hope this will help when the next GPU datacenter driven software fad comes around. Though it probably won't, Jevons paradox and all.
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A big problem with OIT techniques is that it presumes all see-trough surfaces use alpha blending. In reality other blending modes can be used, most notably additive blending. Additive blending is very useful because it ensures the surface w