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I took down my own search 🔥

Because I liked asks what you loved and why, then finds films, shows, books and games that match the why. Part 1 was how it works; part 2 was measuring it. This one is shorter on cleverness and longer on mistakes. In one week I broke search for real users, found the cause was an experiment I'd forgotten was still running, taught it that "animated" doesn't always mean cartoon, and added 1,810 films for 38 cents. Every title page shows "More like this": its 12 nearest neighbours, precomputed into a table so a page view is one indexed read instead of a vector search. After adding a batch of films, I started a job to recompute those lists for all 14,000 titles. Six titles at a time, each one a vector search. Search is having trouble right now. Please try again. The vector search behind every query was hitting Postgres's statement timeout; with retries, a search took 26 seconds to fail. The…

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How to install and play Apex Legends on Linux?

Update, October 2026: Bad news for all of us, EA blocked Linux and Steam Deck access to Apex Legends on October 31, 2024, so the steps below no longer get you into online matches. Treat the Gold rating mentioned below as historical, since it predates that block. Check the ProtonDB Apex Legends page for fresh reports before you start the 60 GB download. If you still want to play, a Windows PC (a dual boot works) or a console is the route that works today. Apex Legends is one of the most famous Battle Royale games in recent times. And although there is no native version of Apex Legends for Linux, you can still play it on your Linux machine directly with the help of the Proton compatibility layer. And recent versions of Proton have started to support Easy Anti-Cheat or EAC, which was the major hurdle to running this game on Linux. So all you need to do is a few customizations while running…

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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve PC Review

I’m an avid fan of flying games, both arcade and sim. I have fond memories of playing Ace Combat 2 on my PS1, as well as Ace Combat 7 a few years ago. While I’m no Ace Combat veteran, I’ve enjoyed the previous games. So, here are my thoughts after spending around 25 hours playing through the campaign and checking out the online mode in Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve takes place in the fictional world of Strangereal, where the Federation of Central USEA (FCU) finds itself under attack by the Republic of Sotoa. Following a sudden invasion, the FCU loses most of its territory, leaving its military scattered and struggling to fight back. You play as a fighter pilot who is rescued at sea and taken aboard the aircraft carrier Endurance. With the FCU in desperate need of a hero, you end up taking on the identity of the legendary Wings of Theve. Alongside your new…

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GPD Win Max 2 handheld gaming PC review: Intel Core i7-1260P or AMD Ryzen 7 6800U?

GPD has been making headlines with its growing lineup of handheld PCs equipped with hardware fast enough for gaming purposes. Last year alone saw the launch of three such models: the Win 3, Win Max, and Pocket 3 each with their own unique designs and twists on how gaming-on-the-go can be like. The Win Max 2 is unique in its space as it is one of the only 10.1-inch laptops shipping with an Intel Alder Lake-P CPU for a very high level of performance relative to its size category. More information and specifications can be found on its official product page here. This review focuses on the Intel version of the model. GPD utilizes similar metal materials across its products and so they all share the same texture, feel, and look. Even so, build quality is better than on the original Win Max as both the base and lid exhibit only minimal flexing and almost no creaking. It's also an improvement…

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