NR1 Member Oct 25, 2017 238 Dallas, TX I had a local bakery make my little girl's 5th birthday cake! They did a FANTASTIC job on it! She is a BIG fan of Yoshi's Crafted World. The same bakery did her 4th birthday cake last year— Pikmin themed. Pikmin Cake: My daughter's Pikmin Birthday Cake (4yo)   Seik Member Jan 5, 2023 3,593 Québec City That Piranha Plant is so freaking well made. I mean the whole cake is well made but it really stands out.   Haribokart Member Oct 27, 2017 1,389 NR1 said: 📱 "Yeah sis, he's done another fucking Nintendo thing for Kimberly like last year. He said he'd get her favourite Barbie this time but it's some red plant Mario shit again. I don't know what to do and she won't stop crying." In all seriousness though, brilliant cake. Hope she has a great day!  RoboPlato Member Oct 25, 2017 8,151 That looks incredible! I hope your daughter loves it!   Dark Knight One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 21,192 Nintendo ninjas en route to your location. J/k. It's a cool cake!  AuthenticM Son Altesse Sérénissime The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 34,836 Holy shit that is an incredible cake. I'm jealous lol   Dekuman Member Oct 27, 2017 20,698 i don't care how much sugar there is, i want a slice.   TheAggroCraig This guy are sick of the One Winged Slayer Member Nov 6, 2017 7,176 That piranha plant is horrifying (in a good way, it rules)   Merton Member Oct 25, 2017 1,447 Out of curiosity, what did this cost?   SRV ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 29, 2017 2,501 That is so cool! Happy Birthday!   Gaia Lanzer Member Oct 25, 2017 7,963 That's AWESOME!!!   Dega Member Oct 25, 2017 8,414 Awesome   Lobster Roll signature-less, now and forever™ Member Sep 24, 2019 40,057 I gasped. I opened the thread expecting a disaster for whatever reason and this is STUNNING. Awesome work picking that place and huge shoutout to the bakery. Damn. DAMN   Zolbrod Member Oct 27, 2017 3,893 Osaka, Japan That looks phenomenal! Hope it tasted as great as it looks!  Davidion Charitable King Member Oct 27, 2017 7,437 Phenomenal looking cake. I appreciate the piranha plant with the over detailed teeth and by proxy the hilariously threatening aura.   Lukar Unshakable Resolve - Prophet of Truth Member Oct 27, 2017 27,674 I don't think I could bring myself to eat that, it looks way too good lol. They did a great job with it.   THRILLHO Member Nov 6, 2017 1,413 not enough dutch-angle pictures   Ouroboros Member Oct 27, 2017 15,788 Damn they baked.   Gameflow Member Apr 14, 2022 576 Wow,This is amazing. Happ birthday to your daughter. Can't wait for the next cake :)   CrashBash Member Feb 24, 2024 884 Wow looks incredible, hope she enjoys it and happy birthday to her 🥳   xendless Teyvat Traveler Member Jan 23, 2019 13,506 Is there cake in the head or is it like a solid chunk of fondant?   Giga Man One Winged Slayer Member Oct 27, 2017 22,961 Not at all what I expected, but absolutely phenomenal cake. Happy Birthday, Kimberly!   Angel Cruijff Member Jan 21, 2024 105 It's awesome. It's a Petey Piranha cake, though.   Fulcrum Member Nov 7, 2022 1,989 That is really well done.   OP OP NR1 Member Oct 25, 2017 238 Dallas, TX xendless said: Is there cake in the head or is it like a solid chunk of fondant? Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's a Styrofoam ball underneath the fondant icing. All the kids were fascinated by the teeth. They all took at least one tooth and ate them.  signal Member Oct 28, 2017 42,953 hbd queen   Amnixia ▲ Legend ▲ The Fallen Jan 25, 2018 11,729 Looks cool, the pikmin one is also fantastic   Ananasas Member Jul 11, 2018 2,993 It looks amazing , but I hate fondant as it's inedible   Ramsiege Avenger Oct 27, 2017 1,576 Happy Birthday Kimberly!   Alent "This guy are sick" Member Oct 28, 2017 3,361 Okay that's way bigger than i thought it was just from the first pic. Very cool!   Sire Red Member Feb 11, 2025 92 France That's such an amazing looking cake !   giallo Member Oct 27, 2017 6,311 Seoul That cake is absolutely insane. I could stare at it for hours.   Vanguard Member Jan 15, 2025 385 It looks very nice and sounds like it will become a cool memory.   hydro94530 Chicken Chaser Member Oct 27, 2017 8,086 Bay Area That's hella cake pictures lol. Looks good!! Who's the lady in the 3rd pic that looks perturbed?   Yoshimitsu126 The Fallen Nov 11, 2017 17,027 United States Ok where is this bakery if you don't mind sharing cause they are 2/2 so far.   Corncob Prophet of Truth The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 5,891 UK That's sick. Hope she's having a great day!   Vault Boy Member Nov 2, 2017 2,850 The third picture when scrolling down is an actual jump scare when you see how big the cake really is.   Izanagi89 "This guy are sick" and Corrupted by Vengeance Member Oct 27, 2017 18,542 Insane! That looks amazing. And happy bday to your kid too, I'm sure she was super chuffed with this   SpellSwordFoxx Member Feb 27, 2025 157 the inner child in me is jealous of that awesome cake so cool  thetrin Member Oct 26, 2017 10,284 Grand Junction, CO Oh that's cute! What a great cake. I'm quite jealous. I never had a cake like that when I was a kid.   Kaeden Member Oct 25, 2017 8,616 US That's some great detail. I love how good even the petals look. I bet she loved it!!   Phoenom Avenger Oct 28, 2017 1,593 Goddamn that is impressive. Hope it tastes as good as it looks!   ReyVGM Author - NES Endings Compendium Verified Oct 26, 2017 5,751 Best remove that pic of that lady or at least blur her face. You wouldn't want her to accidentally become a meme.   N1corex ▲ Legend ▲ Member Jun 7, 2020 1,967 shes gonna lose her mind its epic.   Rolento Member Oct 25, 2017 2,892 Switch 2 Camera but really this looks great!  Rhaknar Member Oct 26, 2017 51,235 holy shit   pikachief Prophet of Truth Member Oct 25, 2017 8,179 This is cool!! Reminds me of a mystery machine birthday cake my mom and aunt made me when I was a kid who loved scooby doo! I'm sure she'll also always remember it!   Kyokanto Member Mar 4, 2025 224 Looks amazing. I hope she has a great day!   ConflictResolver Member Jan 1, 2024 4,254 Midgar That looks officially licensed. Amazing.   Lkr Member Oct 28, 2017 11,920 Haribokart said: 📱 "Yeah sis, he's done another fucking Nintendo thing for Kimberly like last year. He said he'd get her favourite Barbie this time but it's some red plant Mario shit again. I don't know what to do and she won't stop crying." In all seriousness though, brilliant cake. Hope she has a great day! Click to expand... Click to shrink... LMAO i'm so glad i'm not the only one who was chuckling about this to myself  

Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech AIMobile Saying ‘Thank You’ And Being Polite To ChatGPT Is Costing Tens Of Millions, But Sam Altman Says It’s Money Well Spent Ezza Ijaz • Apr 21, 2025 at 03:05am EDT Users are increasingly relying on digital assistants for basic queries and even for interacting with the tool and seeking companionship. Many of the users communicate in a way that is more human-like, making the conversation feel more natural by remaining mindful and respectful in the language used. While this remains true for most of the AI models, recently, a user wanted to inquire about the cost that OpenAI has to bear when people use polite language when engaging with the models. It looks like it is not just a waste of time but a waste of electricity as well. Being polite to AI models is more costly than you would think, or so suggests OpenAI's Sam Altman People often resort to natural, human-like conversations when engaging with ChatGPT to improve their responses and make the process look more seamless and conversational. While using courteous phrases might lead to better response quality or even more clarity on the prompts and appears to be a positive practice, courteous words like thank you and please can be costly for these AI models, as recently suggested by Sam Altman. A user took it to X to ask a casual question regarding using words like "please" and "thank you" when communicating with ChatGPT and if those polite expressions are wasteful. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman decided to chime in with a playful response that got people thinking. He responded: Tens of millions of dollars well spent — you never know. While Altman maintained a lighthearted tone, his response did spark curiosity with many tech forums exploring courteous language when interacting with ChatGPT and even other AI tools and how that might be wasting energy and time even if the impact seems trivial on the surface when extended across millions of interactions, it can have a profound impact. While the numbers suggested might not be literal, every word that one tends to use in interactions with the tools tends to increase the token count as well as the energy use. The AI tools do not require polite language, as no emotions are felt, but the design director of Microsoft Copilot, Kurt Beavers, suggests that using polite language does set the tone for the AI responses. It would mirror the courtesy that is shown when giving out the responses and would help shape how meaningful the interaction would turn out to be. So, while using extra words that are polite might mean extra weight and more tokens per prompt, leading eventually to more energy spent in the response, if your focus is to shape the interaction to feel more natural and courteous, then it might not be as unnecessary as presented to be. Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Choosing a class is one of the most important steps in the process of creating a character to be the protagonist role-playing game. The choice of subclasses is one more layer of customization that gives every build a unique detail, and Baldur's Gate 3 has several interesting options.

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Your weekly round-up of the questions asked by readers of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World sees Smart Answers offering advice on help for hallucinations; automating website certifications; and software development using LLMs. Help for Hallucinations Hey you: fancy a spot of Slopsquatting? Thought not.   And yet when we reported this week that Slopsquatting is a new type of supply chain attack, the readers of CSO could not get enough of it. Attackers can weaponize and distribute a large number of packages recommended by AI models that don’t really exist, which is a potential problem for all organizations running AI. Basically – all enterprises.   What to do about it? CSO readers rushed to Smart Answers to ask our non-hallucinating chatbot to query decades of reporting. And it transpires that enterprises can reduce AI hallucinations in their systems by implementing several strategies.   Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) supplements AI models with up-to-date, relevant data, thereby reducing hallucinations. Organizations can also enhance vector search and improve retrieval accuracy. Anchoring AI outputs on validated data sources can reduce the likelihood of producing misleading information. And every organization should be improving prompts and implementing human review and fact-checking.   Fun fact: all of this is true of Smart Answers. As you can see from the full answer below.  Find out: How can enterprises reduce AI hallucinations in their systems?   Safer Surfing Through Certification Automation Website certificates, also known as SSL/TLS certificates, are issued by trusted certification authorities (CAs) and use public-key cryptography to authenticate websites to web browsers.   This week Computerworld reported that members of the CA/Browser Forum have voted to slash cert lifespans from the current one year to just 47 days. This will – in principle at least – make browsing websites more secure. But it’s an added burden on enterprise IT staff who must ensure they are updated.  But there is hope for hardworking IT pros, and Smart Answers is here to bring it. The answer may be your friend and mine: automation.   Can automation make certification a cinch? Smart Answers says that it can, and likely it will. But you may wish to do some research before diving in. On which, find out all that Smart Answers has to say below.  Find out: How can automation improve certificate management for websites?   Software Development Using LLMs This week InfoWorld reported on DSPy: an open-source framework for LLM-powered application. We said that DSPy shifts the paradigm for interacting with models from prompt hacking to high-level programming, making LLM applications far easier to maintain and optimize.  InfoWorld readers loved the concept, but raced to ask Smart Answers fundamental questions about the use of LLMs in software development. In essence: why is it good? Smart Answers says LLMs have several benefits in software development – both integrated into code, and assisting with the coding itself.   Find out: What are the benefits of using large language models in software development?   About Smart Answers  Smart Answers is an AI-based chatbot tool designed to help you discover content, answer questions, and go deep on the topics that matter to you. Each week we send you the three most popular questions asked by our readers, and the answers Smart Answers provides.   Developed in partnership with Miso.ai, Smart Answers draws only on editorial content from our network of trusted media brands—CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World—and was trained on questions that a savvy enterprise IT audience would ask. The result is a fast, efficient way for you to get more value from our content. 

After Project Justice, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Soulcalibur and so on, Garou: Mark of the Wolves wasn’t just a palette cleanser – it was a paradigm shift. The 2D sprite-based characters and backgrounds looked absolutely stunning, but they belie a complex fighting system that went beyond simply learning combos or breaking out Special Moves. The T.O.P. Gauge introduced a new layer of strategy; Just Defend rewarded patience and playing mind games with your opponent; and, best of all, the cast felt balanced from top to bottom. When it seemed like a sequel was impossible, SNK finally delivered with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. It’s been a long time coming and in many ways, the cult classic’s formula may seem unrecognizable between the fully 3D visuals and the new REV system. However, there’s more than a semblance to hook hardcore fans, even if the overall package could use some work. "On top of the already impressive 3D models, SNK added this subtle layer of shading, which feeds into the overall bombastic yet clean effects. All the classic fighters, be it Rock, Terry, Gato or Kain (who’s playable for the first time), also feel great to control." Story-wise, City of the Wolves returns to South Town with a mysterious entity opening up the King of Fighters tournament. Everyone has their own plotlines, unfolding in the new Episodes of South Town mode. Terry Bogard is investigating rumors of Geese Howard’s ghost; Rock Howard, now under the tutelage of Kain R. Heinlein, his uncle, is fighting to save his mother; and so on. Like Street Fighter 6’s World Tour mode, you’ll explore multiple cities and battle opponents to level up, increasing your max health and damage in the process. Progressing further will also unlock the T.O.P. Gauge, now known as the S.P.G. Gauge and various skills that can be equipped to improve your character, like health boosts, attack boosts, and whatnot. The streamlined nature of it all works well, and the AI more than puts up a fight (more on this in a bit), but the overall presentation leaves something to be desired. I’m not asking to be able to explore South Town in a third-person perspective – though it would have been nice – but something more than the unremarkable flat maps and dull dialogue boxes would have been nice. Add a greater variety of opponents as well. At times, it felt like I was fighting the same three NPCs between the major storyline battles. At least the latter can be challenging, and some surprising fighters add to the hype. The characters themselves also look phenomenal. On top of the already impressive 3D models, SNK added this subtle layer of shading, which feeds into the overall bombastic yet clean effects. All the classic fighters, be it Rock, Terry, Gato or Kain (who’s playable for the first time), also feel great to control. I especially enjoyed playing with Preecha, one of the newcomers, and the aggressiveness of her close-quarters Muay Thai (though the anti-air could use some work). The environments are rife with details and well-animated, though I’m not too sure about the two-lines stages. Yes, it was a mode in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, but swapping between the foreground and background of a stage to fight feels odd. It’s not a core focus, thankfully serving as more of a side distraction than anything else. "Unfortunately, issues with player input reading still seem to be present from the beta, resulting in some inputs either not executing or different moves occurring." Aside from Episodes of South Town, there’s Arcade Mode and Missions for single-player. The former is your standard battling through eight opponents to reign supreme, punctuated with cutscenes featuring comic book-style panels. Unfortunately, a lot of the enthusiasm is dulled by how aggressive the input reading can feel by the AI. It feels like nearly every move is blocked and countered from the second they’re, especially from Stage 3 onwards. This is also present in EOST mode to some degree but it feels all the worse in Arcade Mode. Of course, the biggest question is how the actual fighting feels. For some moves, it felt like coming home, with so many familiar moves carrying over and looking excellent in the process. But it’s not about Just Defend, Counters and the S.P.G. – the REV system adds another tactical layer to everything. When S.P.G. is active, it can be used for REV Blows, shrugging aside incoming attacks to deliver hard-hitting blows (on top of providing access to the devastating Hidden Gear when you have two Super bar gauges). You can also chain together REV Arts – stronger versions of regular Special Moves – using REV Accel or negate chip damage from special moves with REV Guard (if you’re not confident in Just Defending it). The downside is that all these REV moves will cause the REV Gauge to overheat, allowing opponents to break through your guard until it cools down. Just Defends and the new Hyper Defends further help with cooldowns and reinforce Garou’s strong defensive fundamentals. The fact that you can Guard Cancel out into other moves thus keeping up the attack, combined with the ability to brake special moves, adds layers of strategy, especially with how you position the S.P.G. Gauge. Choosing between a powerful start or an end-of-round comeback (or something in between) is a given. However, working out when to use your REV Arts and REV Accel, baiting your opponent and exploiting their tendencies, also makes for some compelling battles. It’s a fairly high skill ceiling, but it’s fun to engage with, especially when everything clicks. Unfortunately, issues with player input reading still seem to be present from the beta, resulting in some inputs either not executing or different moves occurring. Though it’s not egregious, there are definitely circumstances where it pops up, and it feels incredibly awkward. "The characters and fighting system make the experience, and though several fundamental issues must be ironed out, it offers a solid gameplay loop with plenty of depth, especially given how nuanced and distinct the roster is." Though I couldn’t go as in-depth into online play as I would have liked, the few matches I had boasted solid netcode, even at 150 to 180 ms latency. Matchmaking also felt pretty quick, especially given the limited number of people playing before launch. However, as always, it’s best to wait until launch to see how things perform. The UI also leaves something to be desired, between the small text and iffy navigation. Despite these rough edges and the rudimentary, though not spectacular, Story Mode, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is worth checking out, especially if you’re burned out on Street Fighter 6 and want to avoid anything to do with Tekken 8. The characters and fighting system make the experience, and though several fundamental issues must be ironed out, it offers a solid gameplay loop with plenty of depth, especially given how nuanced and distinct the roster is. It’s bittersweet in a sense – to see all these once-newcomers becoming established fighters in the series, yet still feeling so inherently familiar. Some part of me pines for the good ol’ days of the sprite-based visuals and old-school vibe, but as it stands, City of the Wolves is a strong continuation of the franchise that will hopefully grow into its own with more support and polish. This game was reviewed on PS5.