Zedstrian

@Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Question about Firefox - any way to open specific sites as if they were an app or program (similar to an option in Chrome)?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The loss of built-in PWA support was the biggest disappointment I had when switching from Chrome to Firefox, with the add-on solutions I tried having one problem or another in replicating my goal of making opening a handful of websites I had set to be PWAs look as much like regular applications as possible. While I wouldn’t switch back to Chrome in a second, and am still trying to get the rest of my family to make the switch, there’s a number of things Firefox needs to implement to remove the remaining roadblocks for people looking to make the switch away from Chrome or another Chromium browser.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I make games and this literally happened to me this morning⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While I’m no fan of Epic Games for bribing companies to keep games off of Steam for a year or more, Valve’s market dominance in PC game sales isn’t a good thing for developers or consumers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix has 80+ games in development and plans to release "about one new title per month"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d hardly count something like a simple Solitaire clone app that could be otherwise played for free as a full game release… In terms of actual games, I’d much rather support mobile ports that can be bought for a one time price tag than are locked behind a subscription in perpetuity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does voting for Biden change anything if I live in a deep red area of my state? (Ohio)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  All states except Maine and Nebraska tally votes cast statewide and allocate all electoral votes from that state to the winner. Specific concentrations of voters in those states aren’t factored into the allocation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Note that the sources on the list are there due to the frequent publication of misinformation, rather than their bias alone. As others have noted, the list can essentially be broken down into three categories: state-sponsored media outlets, clickbait-style tabloids, and extremist media outlets. The categories themselves are just a means of summarizing what’s on the list though, as outlets in those categories that maintain editorial standards that disallow misinformation wouldn’t qualify for inclusion on the list.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Riven (2024) Review Thread⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Admittedly I did need a guide at times for Quern too; I think the best compromise is what Cyan did for Firmament and just include an optional hint system in the game itself. By avoiding the need to consult walkthroughs, not only would excessive spoilers be avoided, but the experience would remain self-contained, something especially important for a VR game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Riven (2024) Review Thread⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Something they didn’t fix for the Myst remake that the Myst-like Quern is much better at is not making puzzles so obscure as to essentially require a guide to complete the game. Was anything done about that problem for the Riven remake?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU to charge Apple under Digital Markets Act, impose a fine of up to $50 million per day - GSMArena.com news⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good on the EU for supporting consumer rights over corporate profits.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam owner Valve accused of ripping off 14m UK gamers⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just because it’s the norm doesn’t mean it’s not excessive. In contrast, Apple’s implementation of a 30% cut is even worse, since with an iPhone you can’t just install an app from another source (and even when you can in the case of the EU, there are recurring costs for doing so). Since Steam accounts for a majority of PC video game sales, with AAA titles only not releasing on it when they have a clear financial motive not to, Valve’s use of a price parity clause effectively makes it the arbiter of what the industry standard markup on PC should be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grocery stores promoting gas discounts are not helping the transition away from gas vehicles⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While many people in urban and suburban areas could effectively integrate bikes into their daily routines, it still ultimately depends where you live, given that many areas don’t have safe bike lanes or are simply too rural to be able to bike as part of one’s routine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft extolling the benefits of cloud storage in their Office save dialog⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you use an adapter, Windows still assigns A:/ and B:/ to floppy disk drives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Corporate astroturfing is the norm⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sometimes I’ve noticed that a seller will repurpose the product page for a previously seemingly legitimate product with good reviews to sell something entirely unrelated while benefiting from the positive reviews of the prior product.