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The downvotes are because your comment isn’t really relevant to the topic

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07-26, surely?

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Drink some water!

…was that an ad?

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And the best everything else, too!

That article made me realize how insane Image Generators already are. (www.theverge.com)

Really good article I read today. I was already impressed by the first hype of image generators but since haven’t informed myself much. They got really good lately apparently. I can’t decide if I am concerned or impressed. Do you think this would actually be used for something other than memes and misinformation? I thought I...

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No thanks.

The Exciting Return of Backyard Sports: A Nostalgic Revival | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)

Back in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, the Backyard Sports series was a beloved part of many gaming experiences. These games, known for their charming take on professional athletes as pint-sized versions, have now been confirmed to make a return by Playground Productions....

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The website is spectacular. There should be more sites like that!

Microsoft is bringing annoying Windows 11 Start menu ads to Windows 10 (www.neowin.net)

Let’s put it this way; when Microsoft announced its plans to start adding features to Windows 10 once again, despite the operating system’s inevitable demise in October 2025, everyone expected slightly different things to see ported over from Windows 11. Sadly, the latest addition to Windows 10 is one of the most annoying...

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docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/…/pfblocker.html

It’s a component of the pfSense firewall, although calling it a firewall seems like an understatement. It’s also capable of routing, DDNS, IDS/IPS, and lots of other things.

Why are so many leaders in tech evil?

I remember when I was growing up, tech industry has so many people that were admirable, and you wanted to aspire to be in life. Bill Gates, founders of Google Larry Page, Sergey brin, Steve Jobs (wasn’t perfect but on a surface level, he was still at least a pretty decent guy), basically everyone involved in gaming from Xbox...

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“If they’re gonna drown, put a hose in their mouth”

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I wish I didn’t have to put a case on my phone

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Because it adds more bulk to an already massive device, and it’d be nice to have the device itself be able to withstand bumps and scrapes without needing extra padding.

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You can 100% the first three Spyro games in about 9-12 hours each. The first one can be done without any backtracking, even, since you have the same move set throughout.

I believe modern games take 100% runs way too far. I enjoyed 100%-ing the 3D Mario games… and then I got to Odyssey, and it was such a ridiculous slog that I couldn’t get much further than the standard ending.

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Lego Star Wars TCS took a LOT of backtracking… but I did have fun with it. Think it took me about 40 hours by the end?

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Ooh, Oddworld is a good shout. I loved 100%-ing Abe’s Exoddus

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Examples I’ve seen in the wild:

  • Argos POS terminals using CentOS
  • ATM using OS/2 Warp
  • Co-op tills running (I think) Windows Embedded POSReady
  • TVs using Yodeck (ultimately Raspbian, I guess)
  • Occasionally, ad terminal things using Raspbian
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I’m confused by all this talk of black-and-white animals. Can we instead use a Zebra node and put it behind a TuxedoCat cluster? I’ve also heard good things about barred-knifejaw as a data warehouse.

(Genuine question: what are Pandas and Cows in this context?)

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I’m amazed there’s anyone out there who hasn’t heard of Jim Fucking Sterling, Son

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Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/technology/school-phone-bans-indiana-louisiana.html

https://archive.ph/KSXxg
(Paywall free)

@technology

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I assume by “moved away” they meant to somewhere further than they could feasibly travel as a highschooler.

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I ran 7 on a Dell netbook for a few years, and it worked great (though, naturally, not as great as XP)

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Off the top of my head:

  • The entire Pro Pinball series
  • Yoku’s Island Express
  • Creature in the Well
  • Pinball FX3
  • 3D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent
  • Metroid Prime Pinball
  • Epic Pinball
  • Addiction Pinball

The MD game you’re thinking of is likely to be Psycho Pinball.

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Made by the same team as the Pro Pinball games, which is why it’s so darned good.

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The Neo-Geo would like a word

Here are the best Google Maps alternatives for finding your way: With a number of community-driven, open-source mapping projects, picking a navigation app without ads or tracking has never been easier (tuta.com)

repeated media reports of Google’s disregard for the privacy of the general public led to a push for open source, community driven alternatives to Google Maps. The biggest contender, now used by Google’s direct competitors and open source projects alike is OpenStreetMap....

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Elaborate?

Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)

Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber recently discussed the possibility of one day selling a mouse that customers can use “forever.” The executive said such a mouse isn’t “necessarily super far away” and will rely on software updates, likely delivered through a subscription model....

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I have to question in what world one would need “the latest mouse” every year. The only reason is if Logitech makes such a crap mouse that it starts to fall apart, thus necessitating a new one.

The only other avenue is that the mouse just gets more and more bloated with additional “features” year-on-year.

The principle isn’t the worst, but the implications are less than ideal

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Because mice are a solved problem. New phones can ostensibly have new features, better cameras, better displays, etc. Similarly, new cards and CPUs can give you measurably better performance.

A new mouse is something you get when your old mouse is broken, and if that’s happening every year, then there’s a big problem.

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It’s probably a typo

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It doesn’t, but thousands of people all downloading 3-4GB from the same site will put more load on the site. Torrents avoid this issue by downloading little bits from lots of different peers

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It’s able to apply those things because it’s read millions of sci-fi stories, and can make an educated guess. It’s also able to produce an image od an astronaut on a horse because it’s seen lots of images of astronauts and horses, and people sitting on horses, so it can once again make an educated guess. I don’t think it’s right to call that creativity.

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Yes, a lot of creativity is fuelled by inspiration. One can’t create much in a bubble. However: I could draw a rkbvrpoi, and my human intuition enables me to consider what such a thing might look like. I can make it up and make something feasible of it. I can give it a history, I can place it in culture (or maybe it is itself a culture), and I can do whatever I want. Yes, that requires some level of inspiration, and drawing from what I’ve observed and experienced would make the rkbvrpoi a lot more believable - if that’s my goal.

A so-called AI can’t do any of that, and even if it could, it would be meaningless and soulless.

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XCOM 2 Legacy Soundtrack. Some darned good beats on there.

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The CEO of a corporation should be the living embodiment of that corp. Kind of like Subway in Community

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A lot of over-designed armour and equipment, too. Especially in multiplayer.

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This and the new LLM “feature” in ProtonMail suggests that someone higher up has had a sniff of the techbro kool-aid.

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I pay for it because I thought it was a trustworthy service that had earnt my money. Instead, if they continue with stuff like this then I’ll go back to not trusting subscription services again.

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Unless you’re using a non-Chromium browser, that is.

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It’s a worm found in New Guinea, everyone knows that!

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Fine, but I’m still not happy about ‘performant’

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I would probably say fast, efficient, high-performance, or optimal, depending on context. Or just “it performs well”. But I recognise I’m in the vast minority - just one of those new words that bugs me now but I’ll eventually accept

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I will just say that I don’t think Steam et al. are equivalent to logging onto your device. The account I use on my computer is… just that, a local account for my computer. So, if the Quest requires some sort of authentication, why can’t it be local too?

I have the same argument with consoles as well, but at least with the Xbox One, login still isn’t required unless you’re playing digital games. You can play all the disc games you like without any account.

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No no, I was saying the account for my computer is local only. Steam, being a separate application, makes sense to have a separate login.

And I don’t remember anything differently… I don’t really have a horse in this race, just playing devil’s advocate.

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Halo deserves a bit more than a fun action show, yaknow?

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No, that was Halo Reach

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Before Meta Language, it meant Millilitres to me

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That’s the second time I’ve seen someone cast xyz in a negative light. What’s wrong with it? (Genuine question, in case it needs saying)

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Fair enough. I got one because it was the cheapest domain… though reading some of the other replies, I probably shouldn’t try to do anything like email with it!

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Makes sense. Cheers!

How SUSE Is Replacing Red Hat as the Linux and Open Source Enterprise Standard-Bearer (fossforce.com)

It’s become clear to many that Red Hat’s recent missteps with CentOS and the availability of RHEL source code indicate that it’s fallen from its respected place as “the open organization.” SUSE seems to be poised to benefit from Red Hat’s errors. We connect the dots.

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For some, that’s a benefit

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But where do you draw the line? Don’t get me wrong, I am against the idea of, as you say, “excessive wealth extraction”. But what classes as excessive? If I ran an independent Etsy shop making cards, and I had an 80% profit margin, is that stealing?

I should also like to point out:

I define all excessive profit as stealing.

All profit is excessive by nature, isn’t it?

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Absolutely delightful, thankyou!

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