So there's a rather nasty exploit doing the rounds right now on PSN where people are taking advantage of a bug in the messaging system to send specifically crafted messages that crash PS4 consoles (similar to the "message of death" issues that have been seen on mobile platforms/devices - most notabl...

Flights to Melbourne for PAX Aus. Got accommodation sorted already (helps having family in Melbourne).

Orwell free on steam for 24hrs https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/406907 Trying to claim this through the Steam app (I'm currently nowhere near my PC and won't be til Friday night) and I'm getting an error page. Will have to try via a desktop browser to see how that goes. EDIT: Of course it starts w...

Still waiting for that to appear on the eShop for preorder. Not sure what's taking Nintendo so long on that front.

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What did Mwave do?

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Just a little something for my Switch...



$47 from Scorptec (currently on special)

Got the new Humble Jackbox Bundle. Paid $12 to get everything.

Humble Jackbox Bundle
You can get Jackbox Party Packs 1, 2 and 3 for $12 (along with Quiplash, Fibbage XL, Drawful 2 and all 4 volumes of You Don't Know Jack).

My Prime Day haul:
5TB Seagate portable HDD - $199
God of War - $39.99
Nintendo Switch (neon Joycon bundle) - $315

First two items are already on their way. The Switch should be shipped out tomorrow.

Hacknet free on Steam.
https://twitter.com/Orann/status/1017462322330124288

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Well it seems that Valve are ultimately going to take a hands off approach to the actual content of games unless it's illegal (child porn, etc) or blatantly obvious trolling.
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110 ... 6200553082

Content moderation at scale is hard though and it's way too easy to overreach and block legitimate content (something that has been proven time and time again on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc).

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Yeah i'm more of a "content over picture quality" guy because that's ultimately what I watch a video for.

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I'm going to play devil's advocate because there's a few things that even I missed during my initial rage at his comments. 1. Any given game's network traffic itself might be low bandwidth but you also have to factor in the download of the games themselves (which are only going to get larger with 4K...

So business as usual then.

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Is he going to foot the FTTP upgrade bill for people who want 100/40 speeds but are stuck on fixed wireless?

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Council work?

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PS4 Pro with bonus controller - $499 delivered from Sony's online store (sale ends tomorrow night).
EDIT: Out of stock. Where's the Strikeout formatting option?

Yeah I saw no solution presented whatsoever in that article (it showed up in my Google feed). Clickbait headline is clickbait.

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Also backed the Point and Clickbait book on Kickstarter.

Aussie Broadband now offering unlimited plans. Will be interesting to see how they impact performance.

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/aussie-b ... ans-488390

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Switch consoles are also $399 in that same sale.

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Dates are now locked in for PAX Aus 2018. October 26-28. https://twitter.com/PAXAus/status/966101481249112068 Ticket sales are now live! https://www.showclix.com/event/pax-australia-2018 For those who want more, there's also the $499 Ultimate Gamer ticket. https://www.ebgames.com.au/loot-239459-PAX-...

Carmageddon TDR 2000 free on GOG.com
https://twitter.com/GOGcom/status/953994801329901568

Either that or getting ahead of the inevitable cost increases that will occur when it has to be redone.

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