Comment Re:New name (Score 2) 21
Ubisucks: Get used to not owning games!
Gamers: Get used to not having customers!
Comment Re:Doctorow says legalize theft (Score 1) 90
Reverse-engineering is ALSO a technique for PRESERVING software for long-dead platforms.
Reverse-engineering is ALSO a technique for interoperability.
It has many uses, both legal and illegal.
Comment Re:Now Microsoft et al should fix their #$% button (Score 1) 57
100%.
Flat Design SUCKS because it turns every signal into noise where you can no longer easily tell what is:
a) interactable vs
b) static.
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Path of Exile 2 IMHO is a boring, tedious Ruthless Souls-lite grindfest.
Comment Re:Steam Awards (Score 1) 25
Pretty much. Steam is based on the customer's opinion -- the one that gamers actually care about.
From the website
Nominations for The Game Awards are selected by a voting jury of OVER 100 leading media and influencer outlets across the globe.
Not one gives a shit about a bunch of shills giving awards over games.
The main thing gamers care about is:
Is it worth playing?
Comment Re:Yes, but... (Score 1) 68
Q. What do you get when you play country music backwards?
A. You get your wife back, your truck back, your dog back, your house back, and your job back.
And to really ruin Country Music: Johnny Cash - Barbie Girl (Cover by There I Ruined it) Restoration
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Path of Exile 2 is a boring, tedious Ruthless Souls-Lite grindfest.
Comment Repeat after me ... (Score 0) 5
It is not IF you will get hacked, but WHEN you will get hacked.
What is Logitech doing to prevent this from happening in the future?
Comment Re:We're now free (Score 1) 68
> ads that pop up piped in directly from Microsoft.
When did Windows turn into a shitty mobile game?
Comment Re: Bad ideas that just won't go away (Score 2) 148
> "Tea; earl grey; hot." and you wind up with a 3d print of the letter "T" painted earl grey and warmed to 100
LUL! That is a perfect example of voice UI being ambiguous. I've had these discussions for decades but never had a good example. I'm cribbing that.
> "Computer, fire torpedo bays 1 through 5!" takes a lot longer than me pressing the button
Yup, as much as I love ST:TNG I've had that criticism for decades. Voice UI is HORRIBLY SLOW, not to mention ambiguous.
Why the hell wouldn't the captain just press a button to raise shield instead of wasting time to say "Raise Shields", waiting for Worf to listen, and wait for them to actually execute it. That's at last 1 - 2 seconds of wasted time.
Also, wouldn't the computer monitor this and automatically raise shields? I'm sure its reaction time is helluva lot faster then humans!
Comment Re:right to repair should give the right to post t (Score 1) 105
I know, I know, don't feed the trolls
While not explicitly listed it could be argued that it is implicitly listed via:
1. The Constitutions' Ninth Amendment:
Ninth Amendment
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
2. The Bill of Rights' Tenth Amendment
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
That is, does the Bill of Rights or Constitution say that we CAN'T repair?
Comment Re:Good. Steam is a CHILDREN FRIENDLY platform. (Score 3, Informative) 123
> People with no social skills and absolutely no credibility
Ad hominem and gaslighting much?
The actual issue is that a payment processors should NOT be able to dictate HOW a payment is to be used. What's next, banning purchases over books? movies? Payment processors should NOT be arbitrators of morality.
> Steam is meant to be a child friendly platform
[Citation] and [Bullshit].
You DO realize that adult games are hidden by default AND you need to be logged in to see them, right?
Comment Re:What does that even mean? (Score 1) 40
Indeed. Popularity is a shitty metric.
By Stack Overflow's "Logic" then McDonalds must be #1 because BILLIONS are served.
Popularity != Quality. i.e. Javascript, Python, and PHP are clusterfucks of bad design.
Customers don't care what language you implemented the solution in -- they just want shit to work.
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Submission + - JD Vance joined Bluesky - was banned 11 minutes later. (x.com) 7
RoccamOccam writes: U.S. Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky with the post "Hello, Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis. So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you." His post included a screenshot from the United States Supreme Court Decision that upheld Tennessee's law barring "gender-affirming" treatments on minors.
He then wrote "To that end, I found Justice Thomas's concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so-called 'experts' have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth. I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids. What do you think?".
He was banned 11 minutes later.
He then wrote "To that end, I found Justice Thomas's concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so-called 'experts' have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth. I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids. What do you think?".
He was banned 11 minutes later.
Submission + - Signal declares war on Microsoft Recall with screenshot blocking on Windows 11 (betanews.com)
BrianFagioli writes: Signal has officially had enough, folks. You see, the privacy-first messaging app is going on the offensive, declaring war on Microsoft’s invasive Recall feature by enabling a new “Screen security” setting by default on Windows 11. This move is designed to block Microsoft’s AI-powered screenshot tool from capturing your private chats.
If you aren’t aware, Recall was first unveiled a year ago as part of Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC push. The feature quietly took screenshots of everything happening on your computer, every few seconds, storing them in a searchable timeline. Microsoft claimed it would help users “remember” what they’ve done. Critics called it creepy. Security experts called it dangerous. The backlash was so fierce that Microsoft pulled the feature before launch.
But now, in a move nobody asked for, Recall is sadly back. And thankfully, Signal isn’t waiting around this time. The team has activated a Windows 11-specific DRM flag that completely blacks out Signal’s chat window when a screenshot is attempted. If you’ve ever tried to screen grab a streaming movie, you’ll know the result: nothing but black.
If you aren’t aware, Recall was first unveiled a year ago as part of Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC push. The feature quietly took screenshots of everything happening on your computer, every few seconds, storing them in a searchable timeline. Microsoft claimed it would help users “remember” what they’ve done. Critics called it creepy. Security experts called it dangerous. The backlash was so fierce that Microsoft pulled the feature before launch.
But now, in a move nobody asked for, Recall is sadly back. And thankfully, Signal isn’t waiting around this time. The team has activated a Windows 11-specific DRM flag that completely blacks out Signal’s chat window when a screenshot is attempted. If you’ve ever tried to screen grab a streaming movie, you’ll know the result: nothing but black.
Comment Re:What's their logic here? (Score 1) 102
> the CG actors will be indistinguishable from human actors.
Given that this video is already 5 years old, The Deeper Metrics of Christmas, Deep Fake Poem by Impressionist Jim Meskimen, I'd say we are already past the uncanny valley.
Comment I could see a day that SteamOS runs natively ... (Score 1) 53
I could see a day that SteamOS runs natively on PCs. Linux under the hood, Proton on top to run Windows games.
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