At the time of writing this, Aurelia 2 is almost about to have its alpha release. Even so, if you’re reading this in the future and I have forgotten to update this post, everything here should still apply (some of the configuration options might change). Fortunately, Aurelia 2 makes creating a new application from scratch easy. You can use Webpack, TypeScript, Babel and choose the way you write CSS and testing strategies as well (Jest, Cypress, etc).
I kind of suspected that the current mess that is Cyberpunk 2077 is a result of poor management, lack of focus and poor communication. Well, it appears the employee reviews are beginning to trickle in on Glassdoor. So far, we only have one review from an employee, but expect that to change over the coming months as people leave CDPR and the focus on the mess this game is shifts away from the bugs to the missing content.
As flawed as Cyberpunk 2077 is, it still has glimpses of fun here and there. I am not quite ready to give up on the game just yet. In terms of aesthetic appeal, Cyberpunk 2077 is not pretty or pleasing on the eye, some of this is intentional and some of it is a result of the default early 00’s-esque stylstic settings they have turned on. What I found surprising was I had my graphics set to ultra, with ray tracing enabled and DLSS set to balanced (I am using an Nvidia RTX 3070). I expected better graphics with these settings turned on than I got when I first opened up Cyberpunk 2077. Once again, maybe my monitor size, but the game looked anything but next-gen to me.
First and foremost, a special shout out to everyone who worked on Cyberpunk 2077. Those forced to endure the six-day 100+ hour work weeks for excessive periods of time to try and make it the best they could, I genuinely feel sorry for everyone involved in this game to have it turn out the way that it has. I think Cyberpunk 2077 is beautiful, the design teams really hit it out of the park in the aesthetics department. You really do feel as though you are walking around in a dark gritty Cyberpunk-esque world where corporations and rebels are at odds with one another.
Unbeknownst to some, I am an avid guitar player and I have been playing for around 15 years now. Over the years, I have seen the landscape when it comes to guitars, effects and amplifiers dramatically evolve. These days, digital amps and effects are commonplace. Amp modelling is so good in fact, and you probably don’t realise many of your favourite artists are using guitar modelling software, VST plugins and digital amplifiers instead of traditional pedals and amplifiers in the studio and live performances.
It’s hard to believe that it was eight years ago when we were told of Cyberpunk 2077’s existence. CD Projekt Red is a studio that has earned a lot of praise and goodwill thanks in part to the Witcher 3 game and subsequent expansions and free content. Although, with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, that earned goodwill is rapidly depleting. I am not going to bury the lede here, Cyberpunk 2077 is at times fun, but it gets monotonous very quickly. The game we got is not the game many of us (myself included) thought we would be getting. The open-world is not as immersive as many would have hoped, the AI and NPC’s in the game are stupid.
I have been absolutely enjoying Cyberpunk 2077, despite only finding the time to clock a few hours in the game. As an owner of an AMD Ryzen 3900x, like many Ryzen owners, there are known issues with core utilisation on Ryzen CPU’s. I’ll be honest, on my 3900x I had not noticed really many issues. I have experienced frame rate dips in the game but assumed it was optimisation related to the game itself and not core utilisation. So, naturally, I was curious about this fix that someone on Reddit discovered.
I’ve had my eyes on an RTX 3070 card since they were announced, so too, have the scalpers. I was notified recently this card was in stock with my favourite retailer and I jumped on the opportunity. There isn’t a lot of information out there about this card, so I thought I would share my experience. I didn’t seek this card out, and it was first come, first serve more than anything else. I just wanted a card and bought the only card my retailer had in stock.
A large majority of developers love dark mode. And for years, GitHub (the developer platform of choice for source control) has noticeably been devoid of dark mode. Which is kind of ironic, considering it’s the popular choice. There are third party scripts and ways of making GitHub dark, but a native dark mode is always best. Admittedly, I’m not motivated enough to go installing some third party creation (especially if the slightest change can break it).
This is quite a specific issue you will only encounter if you are attempting to call the Yelp Fusion API using any of WordPress’ request methods such as wp_remote_get (that’s probably the one you are using). In attempting to do so, you will find yourself faced with a 403 error. You’re passing up your API key or valid token, but still, the request won’t work. This issue goes back a few years, but the bottom-line is Yelp block requests made from user agents featuring “WordPress”. The default user-agent for wp_remote_get and other methods just so happens to be this.