Wirrvogel

@Wirrvogel@feddit.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam :: Introducing Steam Families⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In many ways it’s more restrictive than before, albeit better for the intended use case.

  I had to scroll way too far down for someone to point that out.

  There will be a lot of people facing problems like yours with actual family members living abroad, and others will face issues with sharing with friends abroad or friends that used to change often or paid sharing that changed often.

  I am a cynic so I think it is mostly done to hinder paid sharing and sharing with friends and family abroad is collateral damage.

  A second use is probably that child protection is now pushed away from Steam and more towards the parents. I think that was necessary because European countries and maybe others were putting Valve under pressure and they do not want to implement a real age verification (they should imho). Now they can just say: “Kids should not have free access to a PC to be able to make an account, parents need to do that for them and restrict access age appropriate, it is not our concern anymore!” I have my doubt that will enough for the EU though, but might buy them time.

  I think many people haven’t realized the downsides of this yet and only see where it benefits them. We will have complaints about the one year cooldown soon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Spring Sale is now in full swing⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you buy Backpack Battles you can get a copy of Slay the Spire for free … just sayin’. I mean I am totally not hoping for a lot of people to hop on Backpack Battles, so I will have a lot of people to play against forever. 😏 It has a demo, so no blind buying necessary. It is Early Access but worth every Cent in my eyes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon notices what they've taken from us⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I am never buying an expensive Smartphone again. Just something that works for emergency calls and 2FA and lets me buy a ticket for public transport. I am not gaming on it, I rarely listen to music with it, I only have about 6 apps on it in total. Give me a long lasting battery and let me replace it. The only thing that I need is a big screen, because I am handicapped and have bad eyesight and it is easier to see and use the software if it isn’t too small, otherwise I would prefer a smaller size and I give a f*ck how slim or thick the phone is or how water proof, non of my phones ever got even a tiny bit wet. In the 7 years I own my current phone I have taken about 50 pictures and 48 got deleted shortly after. I also do not need a lot of storage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They now put ads in cigarettes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  selling cigarettes to children:
  tobaccofreekids.org/…/2023_12_08-social-media-rep…

  “The findings of this report make it crystal clear: Big Tobacco is going all-in to target youth on social media and it has to stop,” said Yolonda C. Richardson, president and CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “Tobacco companies are among the most sophisticated advertisers in the world – marketing that reaches millions of kids does not happen by accident. Governments need to urgently address tobacco marketing online and ensure that social media companies are held legally accountable for the tobacco and nicotine marketing appearing on these platforms.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Year's Santa figurines⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You made me understand what this was about, thank you!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Restaurant Bill⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Germany:

  Price indication regulation (Preisangabenverordnung)

  All prices stated on the menu must include any applicable surcharges. In other words, the price of the meal is also the final price. The quantity served must also be stated for drinks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When the pizza party is too expensive, you go with the EncourageMint⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  My brain: “I hope you don’t mint if I quit!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's Your Favorite, Not at All Epic, Star Trek Quote⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “On Cardassia, the verdict is always known before the trial begins.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would it make sense for a person in a "privileged class" to move from a red state?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Heat waves, droughts and extreme water events. If this is already a problem where you live, I would move. I need my garden. I need the world around me to be green and not burn me to a crisp or my quality of life is gone. I need my state to do what is possible to keep it green and cool and Texas does not have the best record in doing that.

  For a ‘hermit’ person, finding a closer community could also be a very good thing. Do it when you are young. It’s much harder if you’re like me, approaching your 60s. The older we get, the harder it is to make big changes. I just made one because I know I’m going to stay single, but I don’t want to be a lonely old person. I like solitude, but only if it is a choice, and where I live now I have a close-knit community when I need company and space to myself. I am happy with the change, but getting used to a new place takes a lot of time now and it is a bit scary how hard it is on me compared to even bigger changes I made when I was 30.

  Blue states also need people to defend democracy. You can be a pillar of democracy anywhere in the US, and keeping democracy up will keep the red states from going completely crazy.

  Whatever your decision will be, I wish you the best!