ranandtoldthat
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- Comment on [Official Art] Morrigan Portrait - Dragon Age: Origins 1 week ago:
Dragon Age: Origins was a truly great game. Though fun, none of the other titles have captured the magic of the first.
- Comment on Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles | 404 Media 1 week ago:
Speedy deletion is for deletions that require zero discussion, so it needs to be very simple and clear. For less sloppy genai there may need to be a discussion (unless it falls under different speedy deletion criteria.
Sometimes those discussions are very straightforward, but they allow for dissenting voices. But for “almost obvious” cases not a lot of effort is spent on them.
- Comment on So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk 2 weeks ago:
I didn’t tell you told you to “shut up”, I’ve pointed out some of the the flaws/harm in your method of criticism. Others in this thread have also tried to help you understand the issue here. It’s up to you whether you choose to accept it and focus your energy on other topics. Nobody is going to force you.
Ultimately, people do improve. Look inward. Hove you ever improved? If so, realize others can, too. Linus Torvald has, by accounts of people who know and work with him, as did the other examples I gave.
All the best to you and yours.
- Comment on So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk 2 weeks ago:
It feels a little… Calvinist to not allow for people to improve themselves over their life.
Personally, I think it’s a good thing when someone with a reputation like Linus Torvald, or Tim Hardaway, or even George Wallace improves themself and their impact on those around them. Such improvement should be encouraged in others, not condemned as performative.
- Comment on So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk 2 weeks ago:
You are mistaken. His admission is well-documented. Check my links in another comment in this thread.
- Comment on So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk 2 weeks ago:
I think it’s pretty likely that without some “good principles” Torvalds would not have been able to admit his faults and begin working on them.
I think getting upset about how he used to behave isn’t very helpful, once he’s acknowledged and apologized.
- Comment on So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk 2 weeks ago:
Honesty and hostility are not the same. You can call code bad without cursing someone out or belittling their existence.
Linus himself admitted years ago to being a hostile jerk, and realized it had a negative impact on his life and projects. He took time to improve upon this. See my other comment for some sources.
- Comment on So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk 2 weeks ago:
And he’s at least attempting to improve, more than we can say for those who use their abilities to exploit others. arstechnica.com/…/linus-torvalds-apologizes-for-y…
- Comment on A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating 2 weeks ago:
High school very much is real life for kids.
- Comment on Google Gemini deletes use's code 2 weeks ago:
Oof. This individual is really counting on “no such thing as bad publicity”. As someone who had had final say on a handful of hirings, this would be a red flag. Being able to use your tools is vital in software engineering.
- Comment on get sum 2 weeks ago:
Really depends on what the question asked. I’d mostly trust the GSS to report the data correctly, but not really trust Wapo to do so. I looked at GSS questions (can’t view data on mobile) and it seems like Wapo might be being drawing some misleading conclusions from the data, as no question specifically asked this. Hard to be sure.
- Comment on Sony sues Tencent over Horizon Zero Dawn ‘rip-off’ 2 weeks ago:
I agree with your latter paragraph but not the former. I’m really not liking these overbroad IP claims. This is almost worse than the Nintendo/Palworld stuff, which was already pretty bad.
Tencent may also be a villain, but if Sony gets its way here, it will be bad for games and other forms of expression.
- Comment on itch.io now seemingly affected by payment processor rules as Steam 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removed 4 weeks ago:
Thanks for the correction.
I’m not comfortable with tech execs making bank off sex workers, but I should aim to be more familiar with the outcome of the case.
- Comment on Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removed 4 weeks ago:
Backpage is very different than Valve. Backpage execs were directly involved in the pimping of minors, this were proven in court.
I don’t believe Valve execs are pimping minors through Steam.
- Comment on Brazil rules that social media platforms are responsible for users’ posts 1 month ago:
Thanks for the context and analysis. Hope it works out for smaller forums.
- Comment on Brazil rules that social media platforms are responsible for users’ posts 1 month ago:
When something similar happened in the UK, it was pretty much exclusively smaller/niche forums, run by volunteers and donations, that went offline.
- Comment on Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models 1 month ago:
I gotta reread Vinge’s Rainbows End
- Comment on Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps 1 month ago:
Recognizing bias is indeed important. But every source has some bias. Refusing to engage with biased sources will rule out everything. If you think it doesn’t rule out something, you’ve found your own bias! Good, it’s powerful to know your own bias.
Neutrality is in fact its own bias. Not everything need or should be neutral.
So, check the source. Eff? OK you know or can readily discover they are going to have a bias toward protecting individuals online. Read the piece knowing that and you can get valuable information from it.
If you like, you can reference the information with attribution, Eg “the Eff says…” to avoid taking on their own bias as your own.
- Comment on Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps 1 month ago:
As a reader, you can’t rely on headlines to be a replacement for reading the article. Headlines tend to be shorter than the corresponding article and require a level of summarization to be effective.
- Comment on What are your favorite metroidvanias? 1 month ago:
Unconventional choice, as it is 3D, but Supraland. Fantastic world to explore, so satisfying getting new powers and reaching areas.
- Comment on Discord CTO says he’s “constantly bringing up enshittification” during meetings 2 months ago:
I read the article, but nothing can convince me the discord execs aren’t purely thinking of how ways to further enshittify.
- Comment on Microsoft wants a version of USB-C that “just works” consistently across all PCs 2 months ago:
It applies. The Microsoft requirements are different than the standard requirements. Stricter in some ways, but more lenient in others.
- Comment on Google's new AI video tool floods internet with real-looking clips 2 months ago:
It’s like Infinite Jest, just an alternate timeline.
- Comment on Brian Eno, creator of the Windows 95 startup sound, calls on Microsoft to sever ties with Israel 2 months ago:
He’s not saying this because he has influence with Microsoft directly. He’s doing it because he’s Brian Eno and he will be heard, and because of the respect he’s earned amongst his peers, he will be heard by people with even louder voices. So Microsoft and other companies and consumers will hear. Hopefully with enough acts like this, companies are shamed enough that it affects their bottom lines enough that they stop supporting genocide.
- Comment on VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them 2 months ago:
I have a lifetime nebula. I’m probably about 2/3 of the way to it being positive value, but it’s such a good service that I don’t mind.
I really wish dropout had a lifetime option.
- Comment on Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs 3 months ago:
This is a big hit to gaming. Polygon was a reliable source and employed a lot of knowledgeable and passionate writers and creators. It had its critics because it didn’t cater to gamergate, but for most of us that was a good thing.
Valnet has blown up many sites before to make unreliable content farms. They practically invented the business.
I hope the laid off writers at Polygon are able to make something like 404media.
- Comment on Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down Act 3 months ago:
I’m confident leadership whipped the votes hard on this one, probably as a futile show of unity. That’s where the blame lies.
It would indeed be nice to see a few democrats resisting attacks on the constitution and such but in the house a small number of voices cannot block legislation like in the senate.
I would also like to hear an explanation from AOC just to understand the politics of not acting as the singular democratic “no” vote here. But I’m not going to hold her to task given the obvious failure of leadership.
- Comment on Elon Musk says X hit by 'massive cyber attack' as users unable to log in 5 months ago:
Yeah for sure. And regardless, I know some great security engineers who are ADHD.
- Comment on Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G 5 months ago:
It’s yet another systemic issue, reflective of wider systemic issues. It’s not helpful to place the blame or demands on individuals.