reksas

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  yes, but medium is the absolute best they can manage

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  anything ubisoft makes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  i lived my early childhood at 90s and i kind of have same. Though i also have it about 80s or almost any decade before this current shitshow.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If no government shall bare arms against its own citizens. Then what is happening in LA?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  people in government are citizens but not every citizen is in government. But every citizen should have equal right and opportunity to be in the government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If no government shall bare arms against its own citizens. Then what is happening in LA?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  citizens are the government though. if they are not, its not democratic country.

  Still, there should be no need to even threaten citizens with violence and if there is, it should be resolved mutually instead of just oppressing the people into submission.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this genocide denial?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  what the hell is wrong with people, first they claim holocaust never happened and now they deny what is literally happening right now. Or at least try to downplay it which is ultimately same in today’s world of not caring about anything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going on with Borderlands 2? Steam is giving it for free, but the game has 23% positive recent reviews.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They added spyware.

  Here is excerpt from the tos, shared by user in steam reviews of the game.

  important Info in Terms of Service:

  • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

  I wouldnt touch anything this company has produced.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google settles shareholder lawsuit, will spend $500M on being less evil⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  so in other words, 500m will be spent on whitewashing google’s reputation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't people like Melon Tusk get tired of the shit they gave you pull through literally every day ? I mean doesn't the guilt of bad decisions pull them down enough like the rest of us ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They have no guilt. They likely see rest of us as weak and stupid, worthy only of being exploited.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Anything that gets reduced, banned, restricted or anything like that, will be available for the rich as it always has been. So most definitely the rich will be eating beef and endangered species like before. You can get anything with money and influence in this world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To join Facebook these days, one must record a video selfie⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I made an account over decade ago, never really used it even back then because I was suspicious even then. Then i tried logging in years after that and they demanded passport or some other identification to even let me log in.

  So i sent them a picture i drew myself, i would post it here but i dont think i have the file anymore. It was basically like a mockup passport with picture of a clown and a stamp with picture of middle finger. I hoped they would just ban my account or something since that is about best I can hope. They would never abide by gdpr request and even if they say they did there is no way to know if they actually did.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RIP FaceID, Hello Palm Recognition: How Veins In Your Palm Are The Next Biometric Boom - Yanko Design⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Was it done in such way it could just as easy to fool multiple scanners at the same time? As in scanning eye, finger and palm at the same time. Though I wonder how expensive/difficult/error prone it would be to implement something like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So they dont want people using remote desktop? I wonder when they start removing being able to have administrative rights to your own computer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Are People Still Doing on X?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  you could use some other service as your main channel and only use those to direct people to that other channel. For example when you do some bigger thing. Deny them the content while taking advantage of bigger visibility.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Skyrim-style open world RPG Tainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalon releases out of early access today⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The music of this game and the previous one is really good

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Techno feudalism, here we come⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  then have them study ai and be even more fucked when it potentially fails

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Are they doing this on purpose? Why would they even do something like that?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Here are some reasons:

  • exclusivity deals, forcing them to drop from steam even after they first announced release on there. They also target crowdfunded games like phoenixpoint.

  • The launcher is spyware

  resetera.com/…/developing-epic-games-launcher-app…

  forums.unrealengine.com/t/…/123592

  • and epic is owned by tencent 40%

  • They not really trying to improve their launcher but instead focus on hurting steam and by extension the users.

  Its like some shady guy trying to lure kids to a van by offering free candy.

  The launcher is security risk for your system reddit.com/…/epic_games_launcher_had_a_serious_se…

  first comment on the reddit thread

  >thlm 5mo ago Epic Games Launcher Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS SCORE 7.8 This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Epic Games Launcher. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The product applies incorrect default permissions to a sensitive folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE 2024-07-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-12-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2024-12-06 - Advisory Updated That timeline is disgusting

  So in essence, its not bad because it trys to compete with steam. Its bad because they really dont try to compete and just do anti-user things. And people dont care because “yay free games I’m never going to look at again”.

  If you want to see what actual competition looks like at the moment, take a look at GOG.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bungie confirms it stole art once again, will undertake a 'thorough review' of Marathon assets⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  if i admit to doing crime, i still have to face the law about it. Does bungie?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Citizen’s new cash shop offerings provoked fresh pay-to-win and predatory monetization accusations | Massively Overpowered⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  i have been waiting for long time for them to add enough content to be worth buying. If they are going this route, i guess i’ll forget about getting the damn game entirely

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even Starfield's community patch modders are growing 'disenchanted' with the sci-fi RPG, as volunteers depart in droves: 'If nobody comes forward, we may have to retire the project'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  i’m kind of grateful for starfield actually. Feels like I can see bethesda as it actually is, even though it was obvious even before. Its so easy to just not care about anything they do. They can release next elderscrolls all they want, its all dead to me. Even if they manage to make it decent i still dont want to even look at it. Its going to cost 80€ or something like that most likely, so that is so much money saved for something more worthwhile too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here to stay⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  well, i guess i can stop feeling like i’m using wrong word for them then

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here to stay⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  ai is just too nifty word even if its gross misuse of the term. large language model doesnt roll of the tongue as easily.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nine out of ten dentists approve!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  there is a LOT going on in our heads and bodies that we are not consciously aware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA 6's delay doesn't mean the games industry's in trouble - it's already dead⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  smaller studios dont have money or interest to pay game news companies to write favourable articles about them. So clearly the industry must be dead if bigger ones are going down

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Open World Games: yay or nay?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  if its well designed to utilize openworld concept. For example, kenshi is very well designed for openworld. Kingdomcome games are well designed for it too.

  Being lazy and not feeling like doing every single thing in openworld game is good thing because it will make replaying it sometime later nicer by leaving content untouched. But if the content is just finding one more collectible then its just awful gamedesign.

  I dont necessarily seek out openworld games, just good games that fall into the slots i like. Unfortunately things have been very barren regarding that to the point i’m starting to lose interest in games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  maybe they just consider those people successfully suppressed

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would the world look like if every worker got together and Unionized for a universale wage that helps everyone? Instead of one country trying to screw over another?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  ImageMaybe eventually like this?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  i liked the tv show of this

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Claude gets depressed, calls the FBI and attempts to shut down a vending machine business after being filled with existential dread.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  i read it first as “Creator’s flavoured children”