Midnitte

@Midnitte@beehaw.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t be surprised if it uses an internet connection to verify the disk to try and prevent used sales or pirating

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement⁩ ⁨⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, we already have the proof, because it was broken on PS5.

  If Sony had held firm on a PSN sign-in for Helldivers 2, it would have been just as borked on PC as it was on console. Ditto for if Sony had retained its log-in requirement for singleplayer games: You could effectively play God of War Ragnarok offline after creating or logging into a PSN account (unless you opted for a handy mod), but just like installing a PS5 disc drive, a PSN outage would have prevented first-time setup of something that simply does not require an internet connection.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How OnlyFans modeling led to this high-tech set of handlebars⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The obvious is that it doesn’t require your phone, given the size (having a phablet can be awkward…), many exercisers prefer forgoing their phone when exercising - it’s why smartwatches will also have GPS and 5G

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How OnlyFans modeling led to this high-tech set of handlebars⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  A rearview mirror camera had originally been planned, though any rear-focused plans are currently on hold.

  Sorta lame they didn’t elaborate. On hold because of some technological hurdle they can’t overcome? A myriad of regulations that are tough to navigate?

  No idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism [404 Media]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What about meme’ing? Does that help?

  Please, I’m so tired after work - it’s all I got!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Woke furry hijacks social media of right-wing group that published 'DEI Watch List'⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Id rather be woke then asleep. Let that side be correlated with being “asleep at the wheel”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨5 bizarre AI TV features that simply shouldn't exist⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Instructions unclear, TVs now display audio via AI — Samsung

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Tbf, that could also just be describing the variability of models.

  I’d imagine there’s a difference in cost for training Dall-E 3 and GPT-3.5 for example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Look at Switch 2⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really making them money when they’re willing to repair it for free - honestly surprised they didn’t just silently upgrade them to Hall Effect to stem the tide of repair requests

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Look at Switch 2⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Best we can do is Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!  remaster for $70.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Look at Switch 2⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Crowbar attachment joycon?

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nice PDF, But Can It Run DOOM? Yup!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s also tetris. Wonder how they achieve randomness…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Let he who read the article, cast the first stone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also worth noting that this was done in Europe (not the US), so corrupting the nonprofit should be harder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marvel game, developed with the Chinese firm NetEase, ‘bans’ the words ‘free Taiwan’ and ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Really weird for them to make it political by adding such filters — truly the Streisand effect in effect.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Automation Should Be Like Iron Man, Not Ultron⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  🎶 Home Assistant 🎶

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Federal appeals court strikes down Biden net neutrality rules⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Someday we’ll escape this corporate capture hellhole

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After years of holding out hope, 2024 was the year I finally gave up on BioWare⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  At least for Dragon Age (2009) was in development since at least November 2002, 5 years before EA purchased Bioware.

  You could also look at DICE, and the absolute shitshow every Battlefield has been since they were purchased by EA.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Technologist: 'Fining Big Tech isn't working, make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to mention that the rest of the outcome of that is being handled rather poorly

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IRIS²: the new satellite constellation aimed at ensuring communications autonomy for the EU is launched today⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Would be curious what the carbon footprint of new satellites are compared to the carbon footprint of new transatlantic cables and radio towers… 🤔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Balatro is rated PEGI-18 and Among Us inspires disgruntled people with medical needs. What other video games have been secretly eroding the very fabric of American society?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Him selling it was probably the best thing to happen to Minecraft.

  Imagine if JK Rolling didn’t just license Harry Potter, but actually sold the IP

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any (single player playable) game under $10 or equivalent which has made you point any go "ha" or given you an equivalent feeling because it was that enjoyable for every moment you played it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The void items are pretty good (and the lunar items are pretty bad), but i did enjoy the new DLC - I didn’t really experience many issues, but figured it would be worth explaining that it’s expected to get a lot of fixes in the coming months and might be worth waiting to see how fixed before buying.

  Definitely a great coop game, along with Heroes of Hammerwatch

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord’s New Age Verification uses AI and Your Face!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Gross

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any (single player playable) game under $10 or equivalent which has made you point any go "ha" or given you an equivalent feeling because it was that enjoyable for every moment you played it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Risk of Rain 2 is amazing, though one thing to hold on to is that the newest DLC had some issues (amazing that a game so old is still getting attention) that you might want to wait to get fixed (since it still affects the base game).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FromSoftware is making more Elden Ring after all, with the co-op Elden Ring: Night Reign⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, they said they were done making DLC/content for Elden Ring 1 — they didn’t say anything about a new game that you need to purchase.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Steam Controller 2 and VR controller designed got leaked⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are attachments for the JoyCons you can get to make them a little more comfortable

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I like the drones features this day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ukraine has entered the chat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Billionaire Waits Outside Supermarket To Fight Call Of Duty Fan⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Worker owned, nice

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hackers breach Andrew Tate's online university, leak data on 800,000 users⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  wasn’t too long ago that “Hustler” meant “con artist”

  See also, American Hustle