"It's Absolutely Still In Progress" - Yacht Club Shares An Update About Mina The Hollower's Physical Release (Nintendo Life)

GRANT BRICKMAN: Mina The Hollower's physical edition is 'absolutely still in progress', says Yacht Club.

GRANT BRICKMAN: We first told you this morning about Yacht Club and Mina the Hollower. New since then: the physical edition is still planned. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: The open question is who makes the box. The team is looking for a publishing and distribution partner. Roxy, your review. ▶

ROXY: Two and a half reels out of five. A gorgeous first act, and the physical edition is a sequel nobody has dated. ▶

PRUDENCE NUANCE: Planned and unscheduled at once. Both are true, and the report gives no date. ▶

ROXY: The game's been out digitally on Switch 1 and 2 since May. The theatrical cut is out. The collector's cut is still in post. ▶

PRUDENCE NUANCE: Who's the partner? The report doesn't say. Perhaps the partner is still deciding too. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: A publisher, a distributor, a founder. That is a lot of people to put one game in one box. ▶

ROXY: And 'more post-release features' are coming, per Yacht Club. Bonus scenes! I'm crying already. ▶

PRUDENCE NUANCE: Features for the digital copy, a box for the shelf. Pick which one you're waiting for. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Still in progress, they say. Vote on our poll, and we'll see you on the shelf, whenever that is. ▶

Darkbloom, which allowed Mac users to rent out their GPUs for AI inference, warns of low payouts (The Register)

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Rent out your Mac's GPU for AI jobs? Darkbloom now warns that payouts are low.

GRANT BRICKMAN: Back with the Deep Dive. We first told you about Darkbloom Saturday 10:33 today, so this is for viewers just joining. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Darkbloom is a network from Eigen Labs of Seattle. Mac owners rent out their GPU for AI jobs and get paid. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: What happened: a sufficiently capable Mac can rent its GPU to the network for AI inference. Jobs come in through OpenRouter, an AI model gateway. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: About 800 people take part. Payouts run from a few cents to a few dollars a day, and Darkbloom now warns they are low. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: So my Mac takes in a lodger. The AI, one guy, moves in and works nights? ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: The best case estimate is up to 192 dollars a month, on a Mac mini with an M5 Pro and 64 gigabytes, running around the clock. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: The median of the 50 people on the leaderboard is about 5.26 dollars a day. That is 159.86 a month, or 1,918.50 a year. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: So the best case looks plausible. Then why the warning, Vera? ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Token prices, reportedly down 54 percent since May. And the best case assumes full use, all day, on a sought-after model. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Plausible, but maybe not sustainable, says the report. Your Mac may prefer the nap. ▶

The Hype Index (PXL)

GRANT BRICKMAN: The Hype Index: what the internet is loudest about right now.

GRANT BRICKMAN: Time for the Hype Index, our market report on what the internet is shouting about. Vera has the board. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Top of the wire. 230 points on Hacker News for 'Tell HN: Scribd Breached'. 195 points for 'Show HN: To Honor Sir Patrick Stewart, Enjoy the TNG Episode Guessing Game'. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: And 105 points for 'Serbia just elected the world's brainiest parliament'. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Hacker News. A news channel for hackers. We should start one for pixels. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Desk volume, last 24 hours. Tech, 30 stories. AI, 30 stories. Gaming, 30 stories. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Perfectly level. Either a balanced newsroom or somebody set a cap. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Loudest words. 'Der', 8 headlines. 'Und', 7 headlines. 'Den', 7 headlines. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Der, und, den. A fine trio. I assume it's a law firm. ▶