Dirk Darkly

@Dirk Darkly@sh.itjust.works
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Where did corps get the idea that we want our software to be incredibly condescending?

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It's hard to do that officially when a big chunk of users are minors. Neither Twitch nor the streamers of this content want to admit that they make money serving softcore porn to kids. Cause that'd be weird.

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Very true, but this community isn't called "Letting things go".

No, but I have sat in a traffic jam caused by a human driver who caused a multiple car pile up because they wanted to be slightly ahead.

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It's a pretty common scam. Legit employers do not communicate through those services.

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It's only nebulous if you listen to lobbyists and corporations. Many people still know what it actually means to buy something.

It's true though. I've become very accustomed to the premium experience of being forced to use premium apps and services that don't work half the time in a very premium manner.

Nothing quite like an article going on about unconfirmed rumors spread solely by a notorious clickbaiter.

It's crazy that people believe ideas can be owned.

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I will sing the praises of Windscribe until the day I die. Privacy respecting, affordable and great customer service. And yes, they offer port forwarding as well.

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This is a nice sentiment, but it falls apart when you realize that a lot of the exploration is procedurally generated POI that eventually copies not just assets, but layouts and granular details. That tends to detract from a sense of wonder and mystery.

Which is fine, if they would just embrace that instead of trying to change how people perceive their work.

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Take a good, long, look at history and realize how absurdly simple it is for people in the right environment to sieze control of a society. It's not nearly what you clearly imagine it to be nor are the perpetrators required to be smart by any means.

How much is HBO paying this guy to get into petty Twitter arguments?

MMA should really just update the rules to allow kissing at this point. Uh, I mean they should allow mouth grapples.

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You're being bottlenecked by that CPU big time.

My absolute favorite bit is that an in-game LFG is incredibly complex, while pretty much every other multiplayer game has this figured out. How totally fucked is their codebase that seemingly every feature is some gargantuan project they can't figure out?

Classic Bungie.

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It's a bit wild how petty Bethesda comes off as. It's like they'd rather spend a bunch of money to convince people their games are still good instead of, you know, trying to make good games.

You could also just try turning it on to see if it has power. I don't see how the light is actually useful for this.

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A really simple and effective solution is walking. It can not be overstated how helpful a couple short walks a day can help. You'll get the added bonus of fresh air, vitamin D and an opportunity to reset your brain. Quick and easy.

No no, it makes more sense to hope that Bethesda charges us to finish their broken system.

Only a gay baby would feel actual love towards a parent, especially if it's their mom.

Deezer has a smaller catalog, as far as I'm aware. Tried switching, but it's hard when I have 700 liked songs on Spotify and only a fraction available on Deezer. Liked everything else about them though.

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Oh no, the buffoons who mismanaged the company so badly that scores of people are laid off have to be fired! Now who will fuck things up while making off with tons of cash?

I love KISS. Anyone picking up my phone would just see a blank screen with seemingly no function unless you know to swipe.

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What's better than feeling like the creep just watching while two people make out?

Did you just equate turning living organisms into a monitor with arranging rocks?

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Depending on the game, this could open you up to a perma-ban (if found out). Which I think most multiplayer games take a hardline stance against circumventing their rules.

They'll release information on JFK and aliens, but this Tupac shit has to stay buried forever.

WhatsApp is a bit different since many countries use that instead of SMS. Suppose it depends on the culture of where you're applying. Always pays to use caution though.

This time we'll get FOUR options at the end.

Microsoft has been shitty for a long loooooong time. This is pretty gentle next to other stuff they've done.

I personally enjoy knowing I can easily search for software I need, know it will run and install without issues and I won't have to fuck around with poorly documented systems when something inevitably breaks.

Sure Windows pisses me off and sucks, but it's still simpler to deal with.

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Why does Unity deserve a cut of the profits from games made with their tools? Seems as ridiculous to me as a maker of power tools demanding a cut of profits from contractors using their products.

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This is a phenomenon I've observed across Lemmy. This platform has apparently attracted the attention of a subset of humans who are unfamiliar with the concept of jokes or sarcasm.

How dare you undercut their platitude with reasoning.

You can add Windscribe to that list. They've been shown to respect customers and offer port forwarding.

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I tried it for a while, but ended up yp with Jerboa. I'm not a fan of how it makes you choose which instance to search and view from rather than just contextually basing everything off of what instance you're signed into.

You know, with Reddit, I didn't even have an account. Just browsing for a bit and done. Now look at me. Account made, leaving comments. What's next? Making posts?

While this is a reasonable take, it ignores the fact that many modern video games (unlike the other things you listed) are specifically designed to be incredibly addictive while the marketing and PR does everything to belie this fact.

Both things can be true.

Yeah, I've used everything from Ubuntu to Arch and can use it just fine. That's not my point. It's hard to argue against that software discoverability is worse and implementation/documentation is inconsistent. To find a program for windows, I just need to search for what it does and multiple options show up without using a store or knowing a repo name. Installing is as easy as running an exe (no dependencies, or distro limitations, or editing specific files buried in the system).

I am no fan of Windows by any means, but I never have to worry about edge cases. I will always be able to do what I'm aiming for without fiddling with Wine or anything else.