It would explain the instantaneous communication between quantum entangled photons. Instead of "spooky action at a distance", the "system" or "field" is simultaneously exciting two parts of its occupied space. The photons do not communicate at all and therefore preserve the physical speed limit of the universe.

Imagine an older first person shooter game. Bullets had no travel time or drop to take into account. The moment the trigger was pulled, the enemy player was instantly hit. But here, the two players aren't communicating information, but the system is taking account of all space at all time and calculating to adjust everything on it's next tick, rendering the enemy player "shot".

The bullet's information never has to travel faster than light in order for its effect to be accounted for by the whole system. Just one tick, or one unit of Planck time, is all that is required for adjustment to be calculated.

A pinch of salt required but interesting thought, I think.

well put

It’s possible. Atoms are just smaller pixels in our 1000k virtual reality

‘tis true…at the quantum level there is no difference from all that we are and a computer programm…

Philip K. Dick did a lot of drugs.

But he did say a passage from Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said preceded an event that became reality. The man at the petrol station for those that read it.

The Empathy Box from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep resembles the internet in some ways. And as for the Nazis winning the war, well...

My friends none of this is real, there is no such thing as you or I. It’s a beautiful so called reality but we have not even the slightest idea of what reality even is.

Simulation theory, also known as the simulation hypothesis, suggests that our reality is a computer-generated simulation created by a highly advanced civilization. The premise of the theory holds that our perception of reality could be an artificial construct that is indistinguishable from a physical reality. This hypothesis is based on the assumption that a future civilization with advanced technological capabilities could create simulations of reality, with virtual beings that have consciousness and believe that their simulated world is real. In short, simulation theory proposes that what we perceive as "reality" is actually a virtual reality created by an advanced technological civilization.

I’ve been fascinated by this theory for decades 💯❤️

Yes and the best part is the odds. If it's possible to "simulate" a universe like this then it's possible to make a zillion copies. If that's the case think of the odds that we are in a simulated universe versus an "organic" one.

My man.

But seriously, he also thought he was Jesus.

If you like a really good read, I recommend his biography - I am a alive and you are dead by Emmanuel Carrère

Thinking your Jesus is pretty common in career speed freaks like Dick.
P.S. The above is an observation not criticism.of Dick whom I totally dig.

Yeah. I love Dick's writing, but he was, well, a bit of a dick.

I saw him talking about this on another vid, the Bladerunner universe was the same place i think and there were lots of orientals in the facist USA as the Japanese and Germans shared the spoils after the war with the germans taking the east coast and the japanese the west...who knows? there are loads of weird glitches which 'prove' we are in a sim...YT is full of these theories, and as they all seem to say, the chances of us being in the one original out of thousands of sims is very slim...good link mate.

I obviously can't say for 100%, but every package I've had from GC has went through the door, tracked 48, and always takes 2 days. They are always an oz too. Very handy, as I'm never home for the postie either!
Enjoy your Cheese mate! 😁💚👌

Yep I'm literally the same mate hadn't brought a game since probably FIFA 14 but recently brought Hogwarts. Mainly brought it for the mrs but gta say I'm enjoying it more than she is!

Yeah that's even better when you really get into something you weren't expecting to :) I've got Hogwarts on my list for when there's a good offer on, the ones that hook you in really do work out great value compared to price of most things these days!

Well one night later and I've bought FF16 lol :) £65 lot of dosh but after playing the demo (which has the full game prologue btw biggas, well worth a try) I couldn't resist :P

Fifa 23 sadly. Because I'm absolute mug when it comes to this game :)

Bit wiser now the last few gens with regard to new releases and am more than happy to wait for the price to come down and get the actual full bug free game as intended a few months after release.

GTA 6 though would be an exception when that comes out :)

GTA 6 is apparently running on rockstars RAGE 9 Engine, which is said to be better than UNREAL Engine 5 so we should all be in for a treat, I just hope that after a year or 2 of playing it still remains fresh and exciting

There's genuine competition to the Unreal Engine now? I should start reading my copies of Edge more thoroughly!

Yeah they (critics/reviewers) are saying RAGE Engine 9 (Rockstars Advanced Game Engine) is the best by far, even better than UNREAL Engine 5 and that’s borderline beautiful already. So this game might be the best thing for 5-10 years, but then again rockstar may just go crazy with the games after the release of gta 6 and accidentally make a rival to it

It's fascinating to me that they've made their own engine. I wonder what it can specifically do that Unreal can't, considering the development time of this. You usually want something very well tailored, or very high end, if you're prepared to sink the development time and cost into it. It would make sense to package that up as a saleable product afterwards to recoup costs. Not sure if you're into hi-fi at all, but Chord do that with their DACs where the circuitry is FPGA and all done in house. Like the way Analogue make their consoles so it's all hardware and not software, so hopefully higher quality.

I was debating pulling the trigger on Diablo IV, and a friend told me he got it too, so I got it and we're having a great time playing together.
Also got the new Zelda game, thinking it was gonna make me pick up the switch again. Nope. Runs like hot garbage. I'm sure it's a great game, but I just can't bear the performance personally. Honestly I think I'll sell the console and the game while it's still worth something.
Other than these two, my last day 1 purchases were RE Village and Cyberpunk, both of which I loved.

Those sound suspiciously like the Stadia purchases I made to get the 'free' controller. Completely unrelated, if anyone's looking for a Stadia controller...?

Zelda has never interested me I don't know why, it's got really popular now but I'm not sure what else Nintendo even has to offer atm?

Bought Forza Horizon 5 and GTA trilogy definitive edition around same time both on release. Usually get Fifa on release day but goy 23 on CD keys about a fortnight after release. Pre ordered the new Forza recently. It cost £90. Right now playing PES 17 which cost £2.50 on ebay and it probably the best football game I've ever played .Used to love PES when younger, so many memories playing my mates stoned on PES 6

I bought Elden Ring on release.... That ruined my playstaion experience, I quit after a few weeks of little to no progress. Haven't touched my PS5 in well over a year now.

oooft mate you will have to dust off that controller one day see if you can get a trial/deal on PS Plus there's some really good titles on there one of them will pull you back in :) thats always the gamble buying full price, I remember being tempted by Elden Ring but I was worried it'd leave me fed up so I didn't dare risk it

I don't mind saying, that game was too damn hard. I hadn't played any previous titles either, so didn't really know what i was buying. It just looked impressive and I pulled the trigger. I'll probably hold out for Starfield now.

Only one I went out of my way to buy on release was probably Red dead Redemption 2 And God of War Ragnarok

RDR2 for me as well, I could wax lyrical about that game ❤️

I thought exactly that about the difficulty level. When I had 0 responsibility I had the time to hone that skill level and to have fun with the grind, but not now. Anyone watch Cohh Carnage? If he and others of his calibre finds a game hard then I'll have no chance. Saved so much money though by facing that fact and getting baked and watching high quality streamers play the games for me. £50 for a game, or £55 for a live resin cart and watching the story in a haze?

I bought Street Fighter 6 on the day of release and Amazon delivered it next day. Something weird was happening that day as the price was in free fall, and it kept selling out, being back in, 10 left, more on the way, etc. It was under £45 when I ordered, which is ridiculous for a brand new release. Managed to nab a Victrix Pro FS at RRP too, but have to wait 4-6 weeks to get it.

The prices are definitely worth it. They charged £45 for a game in the early '90s, and you're getting significantly more for your money now. If you think of it as entertainment for a couple of weekends and you drink at home and have friends over instead of going out then it's a lot more cost effective than going out on the piss for those weekends, and the game will probably have a much longer lifespan than that anyway.

Barely buy nowadays, rarely day 1 due to bugs, kid time and cost.

Most are in bargain bin a month later 😂

Also game pass is such great value I’ve got more than I have time to play.

They do manage to obliterate most of the bugs with the 20Gb Day One Patch these days though, to be fair. If you think about it though that destroys these games for long term value, resale and playability as once the servers are switched off you just get the effectively unfinished game on the disc. Not like when there was no way to update so games had to ship completely optimised.

To be honest mate I rarely play games, despite often buying them, and the number of sealed games I have on my shelf has been a running joke between friends for years, some going back to PS3. I had to buy SF6 though as I've been into the franchise almost obsessively since SF2 in the arcade. Have a PS3 Mad Catz SF4 Tournament Edition Fightstick and that is a lovely thing, with all Sanwa Denshi buttons and stick. How could I not get the modern equivalent too?

Like you though I think generally I have enough with what I have as a backlog and the PS Plus stuff too has stuff on it released in the last year. I don't mind generally being that far behind if it results in me spending less (says the man who bought the aluminium fightstick that normal people would consider insane).

It was worse when games like battlefield make you download the hd texture pack 😂

Lol to true Rux.

I had ps5 for a year and still not played it 😂

Loads still in wrapping.

So I bought myself a steam deck 🤷‍♂️

Tbh that gets a load of play as easy to pick up and pause around kiddo and has Xbox live.

Just need to quit my dota addiction (again)

I have this awful sense of missing out that makes me buy things, whether it was the PS5 that a mate managed to get for me, or whatever on here. I was eyeing up the Steam Deck. Always loved handhelds and that's ideal as most of the target audience will have a library of games anyway. The PS Vita was a lovely, yet unloved, thing, and I saved a huge amount of monthly games for years into my PS Plus account before I bought one.

I’ve not bought a game on release for a while now. So many games go on sale within weeks of release that it just makes sense to wait. I will definitely get Diablo 4 at some point though.

Yeah I'll be grabbing Diablo4 on sale for definite, might wait for a few updates etc too I waited until the Eternal Collection came out for D3 picked up for under 20quid and got way more than my moneys worth out of it lol :)

I did the same. They tend to have rough launches so it's never a bad idea to wait for a patch or two to be released.

I got Pokémon Violet on release and downloaded Honkai star rail on release if that counts but there’s almost nothing single player I like any more that I’d pre order and it’s that hard to convince my mates to play a new mmo or game that I barely bother.

I’m a creature of habit still play OSRS etc and I’m fine with that

I played the leak of Pokemon Scarlet, about a week before the release date. It stuttered like hell and and the animations didn't seem to load properly. I rememeber thinking: Well, that serves me for spoiling myself by emulating before the devs have a chance to patch issues.

Then the game released... Oh. It was supposed to look like that...

(I do actually like Scarlet and Violet, but I also agree that OSRS really was the golden era)

Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingom and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are the two. Although ACNH was because this thing called the "global pandemic" was about to kick off, which made £60 for an "outside simulator" seem very reasonable.

Nintendo is pretty much the only gaming company that is honestly reliable though. Everyone else goes in the "eh, I will wait until it is on sale" pile. Unless they are Baldurs Gate 3. Fuck me, I wish I bought that game at release, haha.

No Mans Sky 😳🤣

After the whole No Mans Sky debacle, it put me off buying games on release forever. Or preordering them.

Cyberpunk 🤣🤦

Both games are better now.

Baldur's Gate 3. Wow. Incredible.

Pikmin 4!

Last game I bought on release was Ghost of Tsushima but that was a gift for my lil bro, amazing looking game. all new PlayStation releases these days go for eye-watering prices back in the ps2 days games were more affordable.

Good cheap option here.

Thanks 👊

Is it me?!🥳🥳🥳

Dates and times don’t exist in LB -🤣

You win my friend!

Yes please! Was I first?

Close second unfortunately!

Damn! Next time. I look forward to Polly’s review.

I will be happy to send you a sample anyway with a slightly longer wait. Simply message your address Freshface and thanks for participating. 💚

Very kind of you my friend. Thanks for the generosity! Looks amazing.

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Thanks for a great giveaway DrShroom,
nice way to spread a bit of love around here after all the recent shithousery.

I think the way the boards work here, allowing us all to interact with each other on posts like this makes LB a much easier place to navigate and that's mainly down to the amazing community using it, Vendors and Biggas alike.

Smoke reports and Bigga's reviews on the meds available, advice on equipment we are all using and ways to negotiate the bitcoin minefield are all so useful for a fresh Bigga finding their feet here, and then theres all the Vendors trying to provide consistent professional services, going above and beyond to help out customers when they've been left in the lurch by some Grim Chancer.

Having said all that it feels too hard to narrow it down to one or even a few of you so im not going to, all of you guys make this place what it is, our reviews and feedback help everyone find the trusted vendors and avoid the undesirables so spend a minute to leave a proper review on your buys or guide another Bigga to something they're seeking that you found and you will have made the world a better place for someone, which must make the world a better place.

good luck gang👊🏻

This is still going to be an entry into the comp for the sheer effort involved. Now I just need to look into a way to make picking a winner fair and provable.

Appreciate that thank you, and it was no effort, the community here is quality and it was completely selfish really, the more people that are interacting on topics and shouting out the best finds the quicker ill get to what im looking for! 😂

Entry 1

That list they created when we didn't have search was gods work😇

Entry 6

Entry 2

PollyPuff. The voice of kindness and reason on LB.

Entry 3

Polly Puff. She’s always really helpful and thoughtful in her comments here.

Entry 4

Adding my vote to Psychonauts for the sheer passion, and customer service. Also been lucky enough to never of had a bad experience with anyone here so general shout out to LB to just existing as a space.

Entry 5

Not been around these parts for long, however, having lurked my way through a lot of the site it's clear to see that 'PollyPuff' is an important part of the fabric here - consider my hat doffed!

Entry 7

I'll have to shout out Psychonauts for service with care.

Entry 8

I’ve got to give a shout out to psychonauts not only because of their customer service but the care they put into their products and customers I’ve never seen so stay positive guys!.

I would give a shout out to yourself DrShroom, your topics alone are super helpful and I have noticed a fair few people to refer to them “knowledge is power”

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Entry 9. And thanks for your kind words 🙏

Im gonna go for blazin esx as the fella has a genuine concern for well being of the community and is happy to steer people on right direction dont know the fella personally but seems to have the community at heart which i think deserves a good trip.

Very kind of you mate, thanks.

Entry 10

Ahh, loving the spreading of the love, so lovely. And what a cracking give away! Thank you 🌷🌷🌷

Psychonauts and Polly puff. Earth angels 🌬❄️❄️❄️🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🩷

Entry 11

I’d like to nominate Druids Magic, hugely friendly vendor, more than willing to give advice and information and feels like talking to a friend after a couple of messages, also hugely generous with their weights and basically all round great guys! 😁

Entry 12

Cant pick 1, reald, shoomoftheloom and britishbulldog.
always see those 3 helping out other biggas in topics.

Entry 13

TheHashCollective23
Always great products.. also Funguy, helpful supplier

Entry 14

Apexskunk2, I do enjoy a good strain review! Cheers for the giveaway and good luck everyone.

Entry 15

Think 15 came out first 😁 I was close 2nd with 21 😭😭😭

This is a really great giveaway idea, spread the love :D
My nomination has to go to the user Apexskunk2, for his funny and indepth smoke reports. When I see one of his reviews on the wall, I'm always gonna read it in full even if I have no interest in the product. He's definitely a bigga that makes the site a better place.
Best of luck all🤞

Entry 16

URBAN LEAF👍
just been looking at their menu🔥

I chose to vote for an LB user... Had I voted for a vendor, it would be ULC all day long.

Entry 17

Personally I gotta give this one to radar breeder for being my first ever purchase on here

Entry 18

Had nothing but positive experiences with everyone on here so far. If I had to choose, Eddy's Hashbar stands out to me as someone with great service and weekly offers to check on.

Entry 19

Polly and Dazzler
For the never-ending wisdom and giggles 😃 🙏❤️

Entry 20

Personally my favourite vendor has got to be eddy's! Great Comms and always great products! Also gotta give a sub nomination to Gassed too with some absolute fire!

Entry 21

Winner winner mushroom dinner. 21 was the first valid number drawn on tonight's thunderball..congratulations 🔥 please drop me a DM with your address 😊

Rules for winning. To make sure a winner is picked fairly we will be using tonight's UK thunderball draw 31/10/23 as the picker. There may be less entries than the thunderball upper limit, so there's a chance that the first one or two balls will not correlate to a winner. To make this fair, the first time a number is drawn, that matches a post I have replied to with a number, will be the winner. Any questions, just ask good luck folks ❤️

There are currently 34 entries so there are potentially 5 more slots. Of I number your entry you are in the running 🍄

British Bulldog!

Can't seem to find his profile anymore?

Entry 22

I'll have to big up The Green Team with their loyalty reward offer, received the FREE 3.5g & the 7g at times when I needed it so hat's off to them 👍

Entry 23

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