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- Comment on UK unis sign up to £10M Oracle Java subscription framework 3 days ago:
Skipping past the usual deserved ‘fuck Oracle’, what reason do universities (or most organisations for that matter) have to ever use Oracle’s Java? The likes of OpenJDK seem to provide identical functionality for anyone who isn’t specifically supporting Oracle Java customers, and I doubt unis are raising many JDK bugs that warrant paying for support.
- Comment on ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic 1 week ago:
Downvotes aren’t federated but you still see all the downvotes sent from just your own instance
- Comment on Cut my wrists and black my eyes 🎵 1 week ago:
Dropping the initial H sound is probably most recognisable in a classic cockney geezer accent
- Comment on Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience 1 week ago:
hide away the complexity of Windows
for 720p gaming
the ability to log in via the Windows lockscreen with your controller
Seems like they’ve finally taken some notes from the Steam Deck, interested to see if they can actually make something decent. It seems unlikely, but I’m still interested!
- Comment on Deathloop is free to claim on Epic Games 1 week ago:
If you want to hear about any and all games being given away for free then there’s this great* community you can join called !freegames@feddit.uk
~*insert image of Obama giving himself that medal~
- Comment on MultiVersus officially closes down and is delisted today 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on RIP FaceID, Hello Palm Recognition: How Veins In Your Palm Are The Next Biometric Boom - Yanko Design 3 weeks ago:
Passwords? A relic, and an insecure one at that.
instead of scanning your face (which can be spoofed) or fingerprints (which can be copied), these systems scan the ‘pattern’ of the veins running inside your palm – something that’s unique to you, and absolutely can’t be faked.
Consider me sceptical.
- Comment on dual immunity (see body) 3 weeks ago:
we need to maintain vision basically 24/7
I don’t know about OP, but I tend to close my eyes when I sleep
- Comment on Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections 3 weeks ago:
They don’t want you viewing content from friends, they want you viewing content from the brands that pay them
- Comment on Why console makers can legally brick your game console 3 weeks ago:
Assuming this article is talking about the USA? This doesn’t sound like the kind of thing that would fly anywhere with half-decent consumer protection laws.
- Comment on Shats 3 weeks ago:
It’s real!?
- Comment on Interview: My Q&A with Gardiner Bryant 3 weeks ago:
Thank you for doing the hard work!
- Comment on $80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen" 4 weeks ago:
You can still (for the moment) be patient with Nintendo games if you’re OK buying second hand
- Comment on Interview: My Q&A with Gardiner Bryant 4 weeks ago:
I clicked on this because I’ve enjoyed your previous articles, despite not having heard of Gardiner before. Maybe it’s just the kind interests we Lemmy users have, but he’s ticking every box for the kind of thing I like to read!
- Comment on Nominative Determinism is my middle name 4 weeks ago:
Oh I’m definitely nicking this for !nominativedeterminism@feddit.uk
- Comment on Nintendo Announces Free Switch 1 Games Upgrades for Switch 2 4 weeks ago:
It runs fine on my WiiU!
- Comment on Former PlayStation exec says "$70 or $80" games are a "steal": "As long as people choose carefully how they spend their money, I don't think they should be complaining" 4 weeks ago:
You guys are paying $20 to see a single film at the cinema!?
- Comment on Tekken 8 lead has been trying to contact Waffle House for a collaboration for the past year - to no avail 4 weeks ago:
Ah, so the American equivalent of a kebab shop then?
- Comment on Nearly 5 years in, PS5 sales remain neck-and-neck with PS4 | VGC 4 weeks ago:
The best time to buy a console is just after its sequel is released, lots of people upgrading and selling their old one with all the games and controllers
- Comment on [UFO 50] we've found the worst way to beat bushido ball 4 weeks ago:
So it lets you get so close that you can block the ball from ever leaving the opposition’s side and they get a penalty? Neat, though still requires you to be better at the game than me!
- Comment on "I don't know" how much Borderlands 4 will cost, Gearbox boss says, but it had "more than twice the development budget for Borderlands 3" and "it might be" $80 like some Nintendo and Xbox games 5 weeks ago:
That’s a sensible way to buy all video games
- Comment on Would you like to see a mainline Pokemon game created in the old style? 5 weeks ago:
Not to blow my own trumpet, but I was able to memorise basic type relationships as a small child!
That is a summing-up of the criticism that I’ve seen a few times though: they refuse to accept that their players grow up and only ever aim the games at youngsters, difficulty-wise.
- Comment on Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature 5 weeks ago:
The bait points to this:
I believe part of the answer lies in a fundamental aspect of our humanity: the urge to destroy that from which you feel excluded.
- Comment on CD Projekt exec says "the right thing to do" is release a real Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge for Cyberpunk 2077, not a game-key card, in message to other studios: "Do not underestimate the physical edit 5 weeks ago:
They gave the Heroic Launcher devs an affiliate link, so while they don’t really support Linux they at least approve of it
- Comment on Would you like to see a mainline Pokemon game created in the old style? 5 weeks ago:
I remember that being the “feature” which really highlighted the dumbing-down of the game. Work things out for yourself? Look them up? Remember what you’ve learned? No, we’ve solved the puzzle for you, don’t worry.
- Comment on Do you know the answer? 5 weeks ago:
It’s still providing a correct explanation to people, I guess
- Comment on Apple's USB-C transition is a confusing mess (and that might be on purpose) 1 month ago:
Libel if it’s in print, slander if you say it in person
- Comment on All of this month's 'free' games with Prime Gaming 1 month ago:
As with all offers like this Amazon are hoping that it causes people who weren’t subscribed before to stat paying them regularly, and posts like this are kind of giving them free advertising.
It’s similar to recommending something like reward credit cards (where you can make money off them as long as you pay them off in full and never pay any interest), if you’re sensible enough with your money then you can get a freebie but the provider is looking to profit off you messing up or forgetting.
- Comment on Polygon Has Been Sold With Mass Layoffs Hitting The Outlet 1 month ago:
Isn’t that how most businesses work? If a small company gets successful enough to be big but not so successful that they become the market leader then a big company buys them for their customer base.
- Comment on All of this month's 'free' games with Prime Gaming 1 month ago:
As I post whenever someone complains about them not being free in !freegames@feddit.uk: you can sign up for a free trial of prime, claim the thirty or so games currently available, cancel, and keep all the games forever without having to give a penny to Amazon.