These machines are a bit above decent, though. Nvidia claims gtx 4080-equivalent performance on their subscription 'ultimate' tier. Those cards alone start at the equivalent of around 1400 euros in my country (Denmark). You'd still need CPU, motherboard, storage, ram and PSU. I'm not sure exactly how the 'ultimate' servers perform in benchmarks, though. I hear their processors are relatively underpowered.
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I haven't done the math, but I'm actually not sure what's more expensive: Maintaining a performant desktop PC, including paying power bills, or subscribing to GeForce Now. PC parts and electricity are both pretty expensive in my country.
I'm pretty happy with the service. Can play Cyberpunk at 4k, 120 fps on a Mac Mini without noticeable lag. Only major problem is the limited amount of games supported.
Well, where's the turbo button? Are you saying iPhones don't have turbo??
This seems incompatible with a pretty high proportion of Americans.
I'm trying to imagine what's going on in there.
Probably meant to write 'the size of a large car' originally?
Compiz was a house of cards you kept building higher. Let me just launch my 'cube skybox 3d-multilayer wobbly windows with fire effects, shading and sticky edges' - desktop. When Vista was the alternative it was the goddamn future.
I dislike feeding an algorithm, knowing my interaction will be monetized in all sorts of ways and helping companies profile me. This is less of a concern here.
You may have proven that men have an advantage in the average case due to inherent misogyny
I haven't, because those numbers themselves can't prove that.
What they can tell you is that any individual woman playing chess at high levels is vastly outnumbered by men. All things being equal, that also makes women much less likely to win tournament titles (or even qualify for tournaments), if no titles or tournaments do anything to compensate. The result would be that women are likely to become invisible whenever you watch any sort of 'high level' chess – and that can have consequences reinforcing the underlying issue.
The commenter I replied to theorised that the underlying motivation for having 'gender segregated' (which in reality equates to female-exclusive) titles was a fear of women winning. In fact, the opposite seems to be the case. That's what my argument adresses – not the trans issue.
How can she snack??
I can't imagine you've seen the numbers. Currently the number of fide grand masters totals 1772 men and 41 women. At the rank below, international masters, the numbers are 3893 men and 134 women.
If you were to simply remove titles exclusive to women tomorrow, you would be barring many more women from ever being able to call themselves 'champion'. How do you imagine that would impact young girls' willingness to dedicate themselves to the game?
Remember that even if men are at an advantage for strictly cultural reasons (being more encouraged to play the game) that still means they have an advantage.
Sure, I get that. Also, you'll still need some sort of machine in your home to handle the streamning. And if you want to enjoy that 4k 120 fps, you'll need a monitor with at least those capabilities, as well as other peripherals. I came from an older gaming PC with a 1080 and a 4 year old Kabylake processor that MS decided wouldn't officially be supported for their latest OS anymore. Jumped on the Apple Sillicon-wagon with the Mini M1. For now, streaming works out well.