Fandangalo
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- Comment on Anon is a gamer 1 week ago:
Those are litigation & therefore in an indeterminate state. They have lost recently within Japanese law just this week on their touchscreens.
Also, IANAL. Nothing I say should be considered formal legal advice.
- Comment on Anon is a gamer 1 week ago:
Settled privately, no ruling on patent
- Comment on Anon is a gamer 1 week ago:
Generally speaking, most game mechanics are not copyright-able, not patentable. Game mechanics themselves tend to be treated as base components, as in, like a drum beat or a bass line. It’s rare cases where those are distinct, usually in context (see Vanilla Ice & Under Pressure). Because a beat or bass line can be so basic as a component, it’s considered part of the arrangement and not the composition itself. Video game mechanics can likewise be in this configuration.
For instance, summoning heroes (Nintendo loss) is a mechanic / part of the composition of that game, but the larger video game is a particular arrangement. Specific characters (pikachu) can very much be copyrighted individually, but games themselves are typically less liable for patents / copyright, and so on.
Also, for good measure, since it’s a massive benefit to the freedom of expression. Video games would be a depressing medium if people could capitalize on mechanics like patent trolls.
To be clear, some technologies used in association with video games can be patented, but that’s when a patentable technology is combined with a game, which is much less common in the medium.
- Comment on 天下大乱，形势大好 2 weeks ago:
I’m no expert, but 中国 is China in Mandarin / Hanzi. I don’t see it when scanning, even though there’s a direct reference to the Chinese government. It’s a shit post, probably a silly-haha. I thought it was a little weird.
不客气
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
docs.google.com/presentation/d/…/edit?usp=drivesd…
I made this because the website lags like hell, but the info should be accessible.
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“Twenty-thousand years of this, seven more to go” - Bu Burnham, 2021
- Comment on One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off Over the Last Two Years, GDC Study Reveals 3 months ago:
I was included in this. Was laid off back in June 2025 from Echtra. One of the best places I ever worked.
The industry is super tough. I got very lucky & started a new job at the beginning of the month. Being out of work for 6 months sucked, and some people I mentor have been out much longer.
- Comment on 5 months ago:
I gave up posting last night after failing 3 times in a row.
- Comment on life hack 5 months ago:
That’s called Unitarian Universalism.
- Comment on Identifying a robbery suspect 5 months ago:
Could be a blooper, prank, or comedy show. Someone also posted AI examples that are close too.
- Comment on Identifying a robbery suspect 5 months ago:
Wild. I guess with enough data.
I would wager comedy show as a good guess based on the other commentor’s observation, but could be AI.
- Comment on Identifying a robbery suspect 5 months ago:
I don’t think so, primarily because of the reversed title on the desk. That would be pretty hard for it to calculate as a detail.
- Comment on Americans when someone try to sell them air 5 months ago:
- Comment on Rush 6 months ago:
For comparison
- Comment on The Palantir Stare aka The Thiel Razzle 6 months ago:
- Comment on It's a metaphor 6 months ago:
Not if it’s swallowed.
- Comment on Photographer combines family faces together to show genetic similarities 7 months ago:
- Comment on When did Cash for Chritianity become a thing? When even Jesus the son of god wouldn't stand for it in a church? If they preach why don't they practice from the bible? 7 months ago:
It’s a great community and shares a lot with us. More people should know about faith communities doing the good work in the world, rather than swindling their congregations for mega churches with elaborate shows, while telling people “empathy is not Christian.” It’s absurd what’s happening in those congregations right now.
- Comment on When did Cash for Chritianity become a thing? When even Jesus the son of god wouldn't stand for it in a church? If they preach why don't they practice from the bible? 7 months ago:
Religion is a set of beliefs, typically in things beyond what we can falsify (hence faith). It’s not inherently powerful to believe people should be treated with respect. A belief in democracy is a belief in giving others equal power to our own (part of my UU faith).
Unitarian Universalism holds very little power in the world. It’s a beautiful faith tradition. Sure, there are powerful religions, but again, that’s power, not religion.
- Comment on When did Cash for Chritianity become a thing? When even Jesus the son of god wouldn't stand for it in a church? If they preach why don't they practice from the bible? 7 months ago:
There are several passages that suggest money & Christianity aren’t aligned. Several passages in Acts talk about the disciples selling everything after Jesus passes and living as a commune with no private property. It says they sold & shared everything together.
There’s the camel & needle proverb. There’s Matthew 25:32. There’s multiple passages that speak of selling what you own and giving it to the poor. There’s Jesus throwing the merchants out in the temple.
When did Christianity become like this? Probably when power saw it could abuse faith, so hundreds/thousands of years ago. Your instinct is great, and you should challenge Christians. I mentioned Matthew 25:32 because it seems so diametrically opposed to what many Christians in power say. We’re supposed to care for the homeless, the immigrant, the prisoner—that’s what this book says.
James 2:15 states that belief is not enough. Belief without works of faith is empty, the same as no faith at all. People telling you they are a Christian while behaving otherwise should be made aware of this passage.
I say this as a Unitarian Universalist. I study the Bible to inform my beliefs, but they are not defined by them. I do think Jesus has been commodified and warped, and the people in power who tell us we’re a Christian nation in the US have lost sight of scripture. They quote the Old Testament and ignore John 13:34.
I also studied all this so when ICE / this government comes for me, I’ll have my receipts. Maybe it won’t matter, but speaking truth to power is important. If so many people believe this book, why do we act like we do? It’s power’s fault, not religion.
Note, I was an atheist for 20 years. I know all about the ills of religion. UU is not like my Catholic Church growing up. If you haven’t been to UU or a Quaker org, it’s worth your time.
- Comment on Regulating AI hastens the Antichrist, says Palantir’s Peter Thiel 8 months ago:
- Comment on Decided to dig a big hole 8 months ago:
No doubt
- Comment on Decided to dig a big hole 8 months ago:
What about D-Tent Boys? youtu.be/-jpbCWcz2pk
- Comment on I ordered drug-laced vapes on Snapchat. It was as easy as picking up pizza 8 months ago:
Pretty sure I played this quest in Cyberpunk yesterday.
- Comment on Mom forced husband, 4-year-old to drown themselves in lake to 'prove their worthiness': Cops 8 months ago:
Very sad that her religious delusions caused the death of 2 important people to her, plus the breakup of her larger family. I have family that struggle with religious delusions, and it’s very difficult to describe how bizarre the lived experience can be during certain moments. I feel bad for her remaining kids…
- Comment on leading ai company 8 months ago:
Here’s 2 faults:
- Most people push a build once a week, because making a stable build usually has an engineer combining people’s work, and sometimes there’s conflicts in the merge.
- If you have a lot of bugs, you may need to patch more frequently.
Either way, it’s a bad look. Doing stable daily pushes is good in development, not in a live environment like this.
- Comment on leading ai company 8 months ago:
This is such a joke to anyone in tech. It’s like a Silicone Valley skit.
- Comment on Tried naming the states from memory as a European 9 months ago:
New England is distinctly different from Nomansland.
- Comment on After laying off 9,000 employees , Microsoft records $27.2 billion profit in latest quarter 9 months ago:
The delusional motto private equity lives by.
