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Comment TypeScript (Score 1) 321

Worth noting TypeScript doesn't have much of a choice as it wants to be compatible with JS syntax, including allowing defining variables without types.

I'd say it doesn't really matter as long as the type is made clear on the declaration line SOMEWHERE.

Worth noting C# allows for an "auto" keyword in place of the type name if the type can be inferred from usage. For example: auto x = new Widget(); I personally prefer the type name first though: Widget x = new(); // Inferred type works in constructors too!

Comment Re:Did they look into the case.. Sony vs. Connecti (Score 1) 16

Purely by coincidence, all future consoles after the PSX used game media that could not be read by PCs (there were a few exceptions I think regarding specific PC disc drive models that could read GameCube or PS2 or whatever but for the most part, nope). I am sure that is just coincidence.

Also that's not really relevant here since Valve was not looking for Dolphin to be legally in the green, but for Nintendo to approve of it, which will never happen.

Comment Re:Asking Nintendo for permission (Score 2) 16

The Dolphin team believes the presence of the keys makes no difference... Dolphin still is working around Wii game encryption to allow emulation, even if they required users to bring the key themselves. Dolphin team believes they are legally in the right since such circumvention is necessary for interoperability. But Valve was not looking for legally in the right, they were looking for Nintendo to approve, which is a MUCH higher bar to clear; in Dolphin's case, probably impossible.

Comment Nob an on AI (Score 1) 56

Cyan Worlds (developers of Myst) released their new game on Steam (Firmament) a few months ago. They disclosed they had used AI generated content to add some minor world flavoring. For example in one section of the game there is a series of portraits and news articles; these are AI generated.

This game up on Steam, presumably because it does not have the issues Valve objected to in the indie dev's game.

Comment Re:Wow. Just wow. (Score 1) 49

Actually, all modern web browsers will block attempts to connect anywhere but the original website, with some exceptions (most notably, it will query the website requested to see if it is OK to allow a cross-site request from the original site).

My guess is there is some sort of timing attack going on to detect the difference between a rejected connection and one that the browser blocks after it queries the site to see if it should be allowed. Or there is an indirect method such as referencing a url using an image tag or CSS and seeing if that actually loads anything or not.

Comment Re:The Google effect keeps it going (Score 2) 266

I have been playing Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and have been looking up how to get things I missed for 100%.

Most of the articles at the top are SEO garbage containing incomplete or plain wrong information.

I have found reddit threads to usually contain more useful information, but they tend to be buried down, or I have to do a site search on Google to see them.

So SEO or not,. I would say reddit threads sometimes deserve to be at the top, if they offer the information I am looking for.

Comment Re:Cutting their own throat (Score 2) 239

I think this just means you can't run a 32-bit OS. Windows 11 no longer ships a 32-bit version which could be the cabalist for this change. The negative impact of this change will be minimal if any. I don't think this affects when you are booted in 64-bit mode; you wouldn't notice anything. This change could speed up boot times and lower chip prices.

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