Before anyone asks it is GPU heavy, the weights are 600MB also; but we're already seeing device side models going mainstream so this will be the standard approach in the future as classic codec and machine learning continue to work together.
Also the quality is outstanding **for the bitrate**.
I tend to fire up Doom / Doom 2 every now and then for a blast, but I thought I'd give Legacy of Rust (free with Doom & Doom II on Steam) and wow - it's fantastic. So creative and the soundtrack is an absolute delight. Honestly, give it a go if you have it (you probably do), it's mega fun.
Actually gutted for the devs on this one. :(
Well, the UK's in a prisoners dilemma stopping Reform, the vote is split between Labour and Green who in aggregate would win easily.
Note: Reform voters can't speak on anything apart from migration and many voters can't articulate what Keir Starmer has done wrong apart from "nothing's changed".
Funny getting block notifications for mentioning someone's trigger word regardless of context.
I've been following the Xbox coverage and think Asha Sharma is doing a wicked job. Really hope Microsoft buy in on restoring the brand. Similarly for the K2 project, if they can make a concerted effort to desloppify the OS it will only help.
I still appreciate all things Linux, it all helps the PC.
Loving seeing how fast machine learning on audio is progressing things - great quality speech under 1kbps is real, and good quality music under 2.5kbps is a reality as well.
That's a CD of music on a floppy disk...I can't believe this hasn't had more coverage!
github.com/SonyCSLParis/codicodec
New blog post! This time I went deep down the rabbit hole of NTSC/PAL emulation in the context of PS2 emulation. themaister.net/blog/2026/05...
How old school Tape Loading worked.
lemmings.info/how-tape-loa...
