Best Patch And Switch Podcasts (2024)

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RickShaming AirMarshall GoNuclear 1:03:17

17d ago1:03:17

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It's Friday, do you know where your IT Pros are? We don't - It's Patch and Switch. And now... two guys who couldn't make it as ice block salesmen, even at a wedding convention It's Patch and Switch! Geek comedy and tech humour on a Friday. what could be better?By Rick Claus, Joey Snow, Jared Shockley, Pierre Roman

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156 BEHOLD: Hades II, Little Kitty, and Animal Well Are Damn Good Video Games 1:08:16

13h ago1:08:16

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Video games are BACK, with three bangers released over the last week. "Hades II" officially entered Early Access after a brief tech test, and Colette has been screaming in her hotel room trying to get back home to play it. But is it more than just "more Hades?" She shares her first impressions. "Little Kitty, Big City" puts its paws on Game Pass, P…

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Microsoft Closing Studios, Switch 2 Reveal, In-Game Ads for EA 1:17:02

43m ago1:17:02

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In this week's Gaming Fun Fact, we explore the days before the internet was widespread, but gaming was still alive and well. Today we push updates to our games all the time, to fix problems of all sizes, and even to overhaul entire experiences. But before high-speed internet, how did games get updated? Microsoft has closed down a collection of stud…

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DF Direct Weekly #162: Xbox Studio Shutdown Crisis, Switch 2 Confirmed, ROG Ally X Specs Reaction 2:11:52

1h ago2:11:52

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There's anger, bafflement and frustration this week as John, Rich and Alex discuss Microsoft's decision to close one studio that created one of the greatest immersive games ever made and another studio that's just delivered a BAFTA-winning, critically acclaimed rhythm action game... so what is going on at Xbox right now? Beyond that, the team discu…

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155 "Another Crab's Treasure" Is Almost a Good Video Game! (Sky Burkson Returns!) 2:41:36

9d ago2:41:36

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Colette is on assignment this week, so video game miniaturist and social media hurricane Sky Burkson returns to discuss his latest project for Summer Games Done Quick, Sony's idiotic blunder with their hit "Helldivers 2," the announcement of the "Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition," ACTUAL OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION that the Switch 2 exists, what…

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ModChat 120 - PPPwn Kernel Exploit Released for PS4 11.00 30:27

26m ago30:27

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A mostly PS4 centric episode here thanks to the release of PPPwn, a new entrypoint AND kernel exploit for all PS4 consoles working up to firmware 11.00! Unlike other entrypoints we've seen which utilize WebKit or BD-J, this one is a whole new entrypoint over Ethernet utilizing an old FreeBSD PPPoE exploit from 2006. Aside from the PPPwn related rel…

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They made Python faster with this compiler option 29:04

43m ago29:04

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Fundamentals of Operating Systems Course https://oscourse.winLooks like fedora is compiling cpython with the -o3 flag, which does aggressive function inlining among other optimizations.This seems to improve python benchmarks performance by at most 1.16x at a cost of an extra 3MB in binary size (text segment). Although it does seem to slow down some…

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DF Direct Weekly #161: Starfield Performance Upgrade, PS5 Pro GPU Info, New Switch 2 Reports 2:07:50

5d ago2:07:50

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The latest DF Direct Weekly sees Rich, Oliver and Alex at the mics (John returns in the next episode!) discussing Bethesda's unique approach to Starfield's upcoming display mode upgrades, while there's concern about the health of console gaming in the wake of poor AMD gaming revenue. Rich talks PS5 Pro GPU details - including caches, clock speeds a…

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Xbox Game Showcase Predictions, Redfall DLC, Square Enix’s New Approach to Gaming 1:11:35

6d ago1:11:35

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In this week's Gaming Fun Fact, we explore the world of the very first commercially available arcade game - Computer Space. Computer Space was a precursor to Pong, being shipped in an arcade cabinet that looked like something straight out of Star Trek. Computer Space sold over 1000 units and was controlled entirely by buttons (no joystick) where a …

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154 How Team 0% Beat All 800,000 Remaining "Mario Maker" Levels Before Nintendo Pulled the Plug 1:10:05

16d ago1:10:05

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Since 2017, a small collective of "Super Mario Maker" enthusiasts have been trying to complete every single player-created level — a quest to truly "beat" a game with hundreds of thousands of uncleared stages. But when Nintendo announced that the servers for Wii U games would be taken offline in April 2024, the urgency reached new heights. Team 0% …

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How Apache Kafka got faster by switching ext4 to XFS 33:52

7d ago33:52

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https://oscourse.win Allegro improved their Kafka produce tail latency by over 80% when they switched from ext4 to xfs. What I enjoyed most about this article is the detailed analysis and tweaking the team made to ext4 before considering switching to xfs. This is a classic case of how a good tech blog looks like in my opinion. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Summa…

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DF Direct Weekly #160: Fallout 4 Upgrade Issues, Avatar 40fps Tested, Paper Mario Switch Preview 2:15:37

7d ago2:15:37

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In this 160th edition, it's Tom Morgan joining Rich and Alex to discuss the latest gaming and technology news. There's good news and bad news with Fallout 4's new 'next-gen' upgrade, Rich is impressed with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's new 40fps mode for PS5 and Series X, while Alex talks us through the latest path-tracing innovations revealed at …

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Asiye Kilic: The Grasstik Solution 29:42

17d ago29:42

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In this episode of Championship Leadership, we dive into an exclusive interview with Asiye Kilic, Sales Manager of Adersa Group LLC. Asiye shares the journey of their family-owned company and their innovative product, Grasstik. Grasstik is a groundbreaking privacy fence solution that combines artificial grass with chain link fencing, providing both…

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One Million Fallout 76 Players, Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update, Xbox VR Headset 1:27:00

18d ago1:27:00

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Xbox is entering the VR space by partnering with Meta to create a limited-edition Meta Quest headset bundle - this news comes to us as apart of Meta's recent announcement that they will be powering third-party headset makers such as Lenovo and Asus. Fallout fever has gone and got us down! The Prime Video show has ignited a flurry of Fallout popular…

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ModChat 119 - Halo 2 HD Patch Released, UnlockSwitch Announcement, Aiseirigh PSP Unbricker 46:25

11d ago46:25

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Starting off with a new piece of homebrew for the PS4 which allows modified PS4 owners to watch 3D videos on their 3D enabled displays or even PSVR headsets! The original Xbox gets some more love with the release of Xbox Content Archive Tool and the Halo 2 HD patch, the latter of which allows for Halo 2 to run at proper 480p or of course HD resolut…

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DF Direct Weekly #159: PS5 Pro Ultra Boost Mode, Ghost of Tsushima PC Specs, Kingdom Come 2 2:07:03

14d ago2:07:03

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PS5 Pro... ultra boost mode? Rich, Oliver and Alex discuss the possibilities of how Sony's new console can improve existing games, before moving on to discussion of Ghost of Tsushima's PC specs and the 'PlayStation Overlay'. The team mull over the highly attractive Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 trailer, Oliver tests emulation on Apple while Rich gets…

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153 Nintendo's April Indie World Was Short But Exciting 1:29:18

17d ago1:29:18

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A handful of third-party games were showcased on Nintendo's short-but-sweet Indie World on Wednesday, and on second glance, there are some bangers coming up (including multiple cat games!). We run down the full list, and share our impressions of new releases and demos. Meanwhile, Colette bought a cheap ticket back to the post-apocalyptic glory of t…

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DF Direct Weekly #158: Xbox Forward Compatibility, Fallout 4 Upgrade, FSR 3 on Consoles 2:04:10

21d ago2:04:10

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What's going on with Microsoft's new game preservation team and commitment to forward compatibility? Alex, Rich and Oliver rake over the details - such as they are. Meanwhile, there's discussion over Fallout 4's upcoming current-gen upgrade, while the new Star Wars Outlaws story trailer gets the DF breakdown. And with FSR 3 frame-gen coming to cons…

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Xbox Game Preservation, Next-Gen Xbox Console, Our Thoughts on the Fallout Series 1:35:59

24d ago1:35:59

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Sarah Bond has confirmed through emails to her staff that Xbox has created a dedicated game preservation team that is working to ensure our digital libraries will be accessible on as many future consoles as possible. As also confirmed in Sarah's emails, Xbox is working on a next-gen console that promises to be a massive technological leap. We offer…

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152 Our Wish Lists Just Tripled After the Triple-i Showcase 1:45:37

29d ago1:45:37

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The Triple-i Initiative, a loose collective of successful indie development teams, ran a showcase on Wednesday full of announcements, sequels, updates, and DLC. We run down the games that caught our attention, joined our wish lists, or got a hard pass. Also, some regulatory changes in the EU have big implications for the future of iOS, specifically…

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DF Direct Weekly #157: Hellblade 2 Reaction, PS Portal Hack, Ambitious XeSS Improvements 2:10:59

1M ago2:10:59

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A wide range of Hellblade 2 previews emerged last week, but what have we learned about the game and is the dynamic resolution 30fps revelation in any way surprising? John, Rich and Alex share their thoughts while also sharing reactions to the latest chapter in the PS Portal hack story and Nightdive's POed remaster non-April fool. Alex shares news o…

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Emulators on App Store, KOTOR Remake Alive and Well 1:26:33

1M ago1:26:33

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Video Game Fun Fact: This week's fun fact revolves around Fallout 3's iconic handheld nuclear launching device - the Fat Man. As ridiculous as it sounds, the Fat Man's design was inspired by a real cold war era weapon called the M-388 Davy Crokett Tactical Nuclear Recoilless Rifle that was put into service in two models including the M28 (light) an…

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Frolicking RicksRack NotQuiteDead 1:03:06

1M ago1:03:06

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It's Friday, do you know where your IT Pros are? We don't - It's Patch and Switch. And now... two guys who will always make it to the final four - of what, we don't know... It's Patch and Switch! Geek comedy and tech humour on a Friday. what could be better?By Jared Shockley, Rick Claus, Joey Snow, Pierre Roman

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151 Discord's New Ads May Not Be as Bad as We Thought 1:38:57

1M ago1:38:57

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After years of monetizing through premium features and publicly dismissing the prospect of ads, Discord will soon roll out its new "Sponsored Quests," as reported by The Wall Street Journal. But unlike algorithmic news feeds or mid-chat interruptions, these ads will be centered around video game discovery and Discord's livestreaming features. We di…

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DF Direct Weekly #156: Xbox's Radical Future, Series X All-Digital, Xbox Handheld 2:03:49

1M ago2:03:49

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This week's show is dominated by Xbox news in the wake of a new interview with Phil Spencer strongly indicating a big change in direction for the Xbox platform and by extension, its hardware. There's also talk of what form an Xbox handheld may take, while leaked photography of a white Xbox Series X 'All Digital' console brings about bafflement from…

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Epic Games Store And Steam On Xbox, Xbox Handheld Console, GTA 6 At 30fps On PS5 1:24:30

1M ago1:24:30

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Video Game Fun Fact: During the development of 2003's Call of Duty, its codename was "MOH killer" or "Medal of Honor killer" as the series was going after EA's acclaimed WWII shooter series. Much like Medal of Honor at the time, the Call of Duty campaign was originally going to follow a sort of James Bond-like character taking on hundreds of soldie…

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150 How Many of These Video Game Trivia Questions Can You Get Right? 1:11:33

1M ago1:11:33

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A fascinating Polygon interview with Xbox honcho Phil Spencer kicks off a discussion about about why AAA games are SO expensive to make, and the pressure it puts on them to succeed across platforms. We break down how this relates to the indie space, and debate what players actually want from game experiences in 2024. Plus, a surprise trivia challen…

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DF Direct Weekly #155: Marvel 1943, Big FSR 3.1 Upgrades, FF7 Rebirth Perf Mode Patch, PSVR2 on PC! 1:55:02

1M ago1:55:02

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Dragon's Dogma 2 Microtransactions, PSVR 2 Production Paused, Baldur's Gate 3 DLC 1:24:13

2M ago1:24:13

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Video game fun fact of the week: Mercenaries 2 held a promotion shortly before it launched where it offered free gas in north London and LA for a day. The promotion transformed the gas stations with Mercenaries 2 themed posters and paid actors playing the part of the mercenaries. Unfortunately, the promotion went off the rails a bit in London as it…

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Fishy Solar OverPatch 1:02:37

2M ago1:02:37

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It's Friday, do you know where your IT Pros are? We don't - It's Patch and Switch. And now... two guys who are perma-banned from every entering ANY... and I mean ANY bubble wrap factories It's Patch and Switch! Geek comedy and tech humour on a Friday. what could be better?By Joey Snow, Pierre Roman, Rick Claus, Jared Shockley

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149 The "Stardew Valley" 1.6 Patch Notes Are Thicc AF 1:18:17

2M ago1:18:17

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The long awaited 1.6 update for "Stardew Valley" has hit PC, and Colette wasted no time in diving back into her favorite cozy game. We discuss her experiences so far, and react to the absolutely HUGE amount of new content in the patch notes. And if you need more farming in your life, "Lightyear Frontier" has just released into Early Access and Game…

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ModChat 118 - Halo 2 Back Online, RP2040 Xbox Modchip, PS3 4.91 Update, Yuzu Lawsuit 48:07

2M ago48:07

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A bit of a late episode this month, but we have a jam packed one! Tons of original Xbox news this time around with an HD patch for Halo 2 in the works on top of Halo 2 being back online on Insignia. Unlocking orphaned hard drives for the original Xbox becomes easier thanks to PrometheOS. We also see an awesome advancement for Xbox modchips with Mod…

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DF Direct Special: PlayStation 5 Pro Specs Confirmed, Analysis + New Information 1:09:02

2M ago1:09:02

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In a brand new, DF Direct Special we find Alex, Rich and Oliver confirming the leaked technical specifications for Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro console, we talk you through what the various spec points mean in terms of the gameplay experience, we go deep on ray tracing and machine learning-based upscaling and we reveal some new information abo…

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DF Direct Weekly #154: Rise of the Ronin PS5 Preview, Stellar Blade, New Nvidia DLSS Reveals 1:51:25

2M ago1:51:25

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Rich is still trapped in a white room with two plants, but the Direct discussions continue regardless. Oliver's been checking out Rise of the Ronin on PlayStation 5, Alex has much to say about Nvidia's DLSS-based GDC reveals, while Rich is intrigued by Intel's latest PresentMon 2.0 features. Meanwhile, the surprise release - and withdrawal - of the…

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PS5 Pro Holiday 2024, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection’s Disastrous Launch, WB Games Doubling Down on Live Service Despite Suicide Squad 1:18:16

2M ago1:18:16

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PS5 Pro seems early...but also right on time? With the difficulty in grabbing a PS5 in the year following its launch, man gamers may feel as though it's too early for there to already be an upgrade to the PlayStation 5. However, it appears that this pro model is not only in production, but also coming as soon as the holiday season 2024. Star Wars: …

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148 Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Is Off to a Rocky Start 1:10:38

2M ago1:10:38

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"Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection" contains the two original games fans have been salivating over for decades. They look great. They run great. So why does everyone hate them? Plus, a group of "Mario Maker" enthusiasts are attempting to beat all 41,000 player-created levels in the entire game before Nintendo shuts down the Wii U servers in…

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DF Direct Weekly #153: Nintendo Kills Yuzu, Horizon 2 PC Specs, Xbox Showcase, Dragon's Dogma 2 1:55:58

2M ago1:55:58

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Trapped in a plain white room with only two plants for company, an on-location Rich dials into the next DF Direct Weekly for salvation. Joining him this week as John and Alex, discussing the shutdown of the Yuzu and Citra emulators, the latest Sony PC ports from Nixxes, the Xbox partner showcase and hints of machine learning-based upscaling from AM…

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8bitBoss WingyThingy StanleyIsMyCopilot 1:01:43

2M ago1:01:43

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It's Friday, do you know where your IT Pros are? We don't - It's Patch and Switch. And now... two guys who can bring down the hotel WiFi network faster then an F1 pitstop It's Patch and Switch! Geek comedy and tech humour on a Friday. what could be better?By Joey Snow, Rick Claus, Jared Shockley, Pierre Roman

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147 Nintendo Obliterates the Yuzu Switch Emulator in $2.4 Million Settlement 1:37:36

2M ago1:37:36

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The Switch emulator Yuzu has been in development since 2018, allowing hobbyists to play Nintendo software on PCs and Steam Decks, often at higher resolutions and frame rates. But the trappings around Yuzu — including a Patreon that raked in $30,000 per month, and specific updates encouraging users to emulate "Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" — have fin…

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Google Patches Linux kernel with 40% TCP performance 14:24

2M ago14:24

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Get my backend course https://backend.win Google submitted a patch to Linux Kernel 6.8 to improve TCP performance by 40%, this is done via rearranging the tcp structures for better cpu cache lines, I explore this here.0:00 Intro0:30 Google improves Linux Kernel TCP by 40%1:40 How CPU Cache Line Works6:45 Reviewing the Google Patchhttps://www.phoron…

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DF Direct Weekly #152: Industry Lay-Offs Continue, Devs Take Back Control, Yuzu vs Nintendo 1:56:01

2M ago1:56:01

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Another big DF Direct Weekly sees John, Rich and Alex tackle the massive issue of lay-offs in the industry along with the welcome response from some developers in taking back control of their own destinies. Meanwhile, the team reacts to THAT Kingmakers trailer, while assessing Nintendo's legal action against the Yuzu Switch emulator. Finally, what …

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Database Torn pages 15:33

3M ago15:33

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0:00 Intro 2:00 File System Block vs Database Pages 4:00 Torn pages or partial page 7:40 How Oracle Solves torn pages 8:40 MySQL InnoDB Doublewrite buffer 10:45 Postgres Full page writes

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Cloudflare Open sources Pingora (NGINX replacement) 31:05

2M ago31:05

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Get my backend course https://backend.win Cloudflare has announced they are opening sources Pingora as a networking framework! Big news, let us discuss 0:00 Intro 0:30 Reasons why Cloudflare built Pingora? 3:00 It is a framework! 7:30 What in Pingora? 11:50 Security in Pingora 13:45 Multi-threading in Pingora 21:00 Customization vs Configuration 25…

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DF Direct Weekly #151: Switch 2 in 2025, PSVR2 Support For PC, PS Portal Hacked, New Nvidia App 2:01:33

3M ago2:01:33

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The news comes thick and fast this week as John, Alex and Rich discuss topics as diverse as the Switch 2's mooted 'delay' until Q1 2025, the fall-out of Microsoft's multi-platform strategy in the wake of the first releases, and Nvidia finally doing something about its ancient control panel with its new app. The implications of the PlayStation Porta…

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Xbox Games Coming to PlayStation, Elden Ring DLC Revealed, Battlefront Is Back 1:24:37

3M ago1:24:37

1:24:37

Xbox has confirmed the games that are coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch with release dates including: Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, and Sea of Thieves. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree gameplay trailer and release date was just revealed, giving us an insights into what the highly anticipated DLC is story-wise and how b…

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146 Everything Announced in Nintendo's February Partner Direct 1:04:55

3M ago1:04:55

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Colette is on assignment this week, so Matt flies solo to rundown Nintendo's February Partner Direct, which looks like a banger — depending on what kind of games you like. New games, new footage reveals, Xbox exclusives crossing the divide, the return of some Rare classics, and a surprising amount of demos, including "Pepper Grinder" and "Unicorn O…

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CommandPromptAPalooza Man-COVID DuoOG 1:02:23

3M ago1:02:23

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It's Friday, do you know where your IT Pros are? We don't - It's Patch and Switch. And now... two guys who couldn't make it as sports statisticians, but you trust their binary countdown clock It's Patch and Switch! Geek comedy and tech humour on a Friday. what could be better?By Jared Shockley, Joey Snow, Rick Claus, Pierre Roman

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ModChat 117 - ENDGAME Exploit for the Original Xbox, PlayStation Portal Running Android Apps 29:18

3M ago29:18

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Just a couple of topics for this episode of ModChat, but we're going big with a throwback to the original Xbox having a true breakthrough entrypoint in the form of the appropriately named ENDGAME. This works on all stock Dashboards, kernels, and can be launched directly from the Dashboard using only a storage device. No hotswapping, soldering, tear…

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The Internals of MongoDB 44:57

3M ago44:57

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https://backend.win https://databases.win I’m a big believer that database systems share similar core fundamentals at their storage layer and understanding them allows one to compare different DBMS objectively. For example, How documents are stored in MongoDB is no different from how MySQL or PostgreSQL store rows. Everything goes to pages of fixed…

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DF Direct Weekly #150: Xbox Business Update, Sony Financials Reaction - Is The Future Multi-Plat? 1:58:26

3M ago1:58:26

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This week, Xbox finally responded to the rumours and speculations surrounding its multi-platform plans, while Sony boldly announced that we are entering the latter stages of the PlayStation 5's lifecycle - and that new initiatives are required to increase profit margins. John, Rich and Alex share their thoughts on the announcements and strategies b…

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