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tb_ , 5 months ago to games in Skull and Bones - Skill Up Review

It’s a reasonable argument. Perhaps my initial comment was a bit mean.

What I find difficult is that it is a pirate game, very clearly. If you don’t enjoy the pirate theme, what were you expecting to get from a review like such?
Perhaps you’re a fan of naval combat. Which, fair.

tb_ , 5 months ago to news in After inheriting ancestral land, these Black families are defying the odds to keep it

I wonder why black people don’t own much land from before 160 years ago?

There are more recent reasons than native Americans explaining why black people don’t own more land.

I agree with the sentiment native American land being ancestral as opposed to “white” owned land.

tb_ , 5 months ago to news in After inheriting ancestral land, these Black families are defying the odds to keep it

Yet there are white people who do own land from before 160 years ago.

Oh, right, slavery.

tb_ , 5 months ago to technology in Why the recent Mozilla news isn't actually a big deal

“We’re scaling back in crowded market segments and instead focussing on AI! A totally not crowded segment.”

I would’ve actually been interested in Mozilla’s VPN/Footprint scrubbing services as a “trustworthy” company, but they’re not even available here yet and by the sound of it never will. Now instead they’ll be playing catch-up in another market.

It’s difficult to remain excited with news like this, but I want there to be alternatives to Chromium so I’ll keep using Firefox.

tb_ , 5 months ago to games in Skull and Bones - Skill Up Review

So if this wholly relies on

No, it doesn’t. But you stopped watching the video.

That said, it is a legitimate argument. Just like “it’s cool to be Spider-man” is a reason to pick up Insomniac’s recent games.

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SkillUp argues that in a vacuum, and for a reduced price, Skull and Bones is a decently functional game. But it doesn’t exist in a vacuum and Black Flag is better in (almost) every way.

tb_ , 5 months ago to technology in $300 Vision Pro developer strap is just an expensive USB2 device

USB 3 wasn’t an option whilst they were sticking with lightning, and if the EU hadn’t forced them they clearly wouldn’t have switched.

The reason the new non-pro iPhones use USB 2 is because they still use the old chip which previously used lightning, and as such never had a reason to support USB 3.

So I would say this is about the connector, even though you’re technically correct that the protocol is separate from the standard.

tb_ , 5 months ago to technology in $300 Vision Pro developer strap is just an expensive USB2 device

The iPhone 15 pro is usb 3

After the EU forced them to adopt USB C

tb_ , 5 months ago to technology in Introducing Mozilla Monitor Plus, a new tool to automatically remove your personal information from data broker sites | The Mozilla Blog

I just provided the direct quote? People might want to read it in the company’s own words, I did.

tb_ , 5 months ago to technology in Introducing Mozilla Monitor Plus, a new tool to automatically remove your personal information from data broker sites | The Mozilla Blog

Near the bottom of the blog:

At launch, the Monitor Plus free scan and paid subscription service will be offered to people based in the United States.

tb_ , 5 months ago to games in First game you played

Lego Star Wars on a PS2 at a friend’s place.

tb_ , 5 months ago to technology in YouTube Premium announces 100 million subscribers

That depends on how they count family plans as well as the region of those subscribers (not every region has the same price).

tb_ , 5 months ago to news in The 'God's army' convoy traveling to Texas to stop migrants has seen a vehicle get lost, tires slashed, and someone stranded on the highway: report

Oh yeah but let me tell you about those welfare queens abusing all of my taxes.

tb_ , 5 months ago to news in New Lithium Discoveries Can Secure America’s Clean Energy Future

Very clean, much future.

EVs are cool and all, but considering their weight and cost… That’s why we need better public transport and bikes!

As well as better zoning laws to reduce travel time in certain parts of the world.

EVs are a bandaid.

tb_ , 6 months ago to science in US scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea

It’s not gay enough

tb_ , 6 months ago to technology in Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use

Distributing it would be one thing, but profiting off it?