Comment Re: Uh.. China FTW? (Score 1) 65
Considering Trumpâ(TM)s presidency and his backers I would rather let China take over the world
Comment OMG!!! (Score 2) 55
Those monsters!!!
Comment Weâ(TM)re already doing this (Score 3, Informative) 65
https://www.cs.wisc.edu/2025/0...
And DARPA has a whole program for it:
Comment Re: They are all garbage is the problem (Score 1) 75
If likes and boosts are overrated, then is there a way to find others' posts about a topic or to get more replies to my posts?
Comment $5 to $20 games exist now; IARC self-rating (Score 1) 102
Digital games themselves did not lower prices, despite them being marketed as doing so without the cost of materials/packaging/handling/shipping
From the summary: "Current prices are tied to retail. Without physical discs holding digital hostage we'll see a larger spectrum of pricing." As I understand this, paid downloads did not lower prices of AAA games because of retail price parity contracts. Paid downloads did, however, make the $5 to $20 tier for indie game pricing viable.
One thing not mentioned in the summary is that publishers of games distributed in physical copies owe a royalty to the age rating agency of each region in which a game is published. Publishers of downloadable games do not, instead relying on self-certification through the IARC form. The age rating agencies allow this because it's a lot more practical to update a game once it is found to have been misclassified.
Comment Re: They are all garbage is the problem (Score 1) 75
Easy for me to find lots of interesting things on Mastodon. I think, despite what people say, they love the rage bait on the bigger networks. Mastodon is just normal people discussing normal topics.
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who ever posts in the tag for a particular toy line. Either I guessed the wrong tag, or I'm the only person on fedi interested in that topic. Which is more likely?
Comment Yeah, nah. (Score 1) 113
Since the TFS doesn't mention how much they actually cost and just gives the percentage increase (I wonder whyâ¦.) I had to RTFA.
An extra ten bucks for the Windows license pales in comparison to RAM prices tripling.
Comment This is why I donâ(TM)t buy Apple products (Score 2) 51
Greedy bastards
Comment Re:I don't understand why this is considered... (Score 1) 187
What exactly do they owe you?
The summary states that Reddit owes the OP a reason why the user was banned, as well as a complete, untruncated copy of the user's posting history.
Can you cite the law that says so?
The summary states that the relevant law is Article 17 of the EU's Digital Services Act.
Comment Re: Since Google sponsored it (Score 1) 22
A creepy feeling, like some dirty old man trying to feel me up on a crowded subway car
Comment Since Google sponsored it (Score 0) 22
I wonâ(TM)t trust it, still waiting for Motorola to come out with their line of phones with GrapheneOS so I can have Android without googles tenticles attached to it
Comment Toxoplasmosis, for example (Score 1) 209
Toxoplasma gondii infection can lead to a variety of neuropsychiatric conditions.
Comment Re: Just imagine (Score 1) 210
We've seen plenty of corruption elsewhere in government, at all levels, but never in the oval office.
Literally in the Oval Office. Remember when Trump advertised canned beans from behind the Resolute Desk in his first term?
Comment Re: If you've been falsely accused of cheating (Score 1) 52
There's a difference:
- In the case of a remote test, those who fail are not out the cost of travel and accommodation.
- In the case of an in-person test, those who fail are out the cost of travel and accommodation.
Comment Re:If you've been falsely accused of cheating (Score 2) 52
Also note that these 58'000 students are only asked to prove their competence a 2nd time in person, they are not expelled or denied.
Not even denied for inability to afford last-minute travel to a city where the exam is held?
