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Re:I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% (2021) on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @08:52AM (#38926144)
You must've never played before this was fixed.
While very impressive, something to note:

>The server was prepared with a 100k x 100k block pre-generated world. Our custom plugin distributed new players to the least-occupied region.

Minecraft chunk generation is notoriously though, and even a few players generating new chunks will bring the TPS down to an unplayable state very fast.

Re:What happened to Firefox Send? on Friday September 18, 2020 @09:22AM (#24516413)
Okay, but what happened?
Except.. They're not the only ones who can repair it (even though they act like it). And their efforts to hurt independent repairshops show signs of antitrust, which is the topic at hand.