Pika
@Pika@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Tech disabled and locked NTP to profit if RTC is wrong 4 days ago:
Yeah, and even then, if you’re worried about it triggering the alarm, just contact your local dispatch ahead of time and be like, hey, I’m trying to modify my alarm and my service company is not being cooperative with me. So if you get an alarm to my address within the next like two or three hours, disregard it means I messed something up. Local dispatch will be more than understanding
- Comment on Tech disabled and locked NTP to profit if RTC is wrong 4 days ago:
the inability to manage my own system would be a solid “yea never mind this isn’t what I wanted” and shipping the device back. it probally wouldn’t be a full refund but, that’s the cost for me making a mistake like that. I’ll be damned if in not going to be able to access my own alarm panel. I would be firmly against any setting not being in a user accessible location regardless if it’s a time thing.
Hopefully op had the tech enable all settings on the main panel cause that’s such a shitty money grabbing practice. Just lock the ability to change time behind a service code on the main panel. incorrect code = alarm is triggered.
- Comment on My password is not accepted because it is too long 1 week ago:
is that Dvorak I spy?
- Comment on My password is not accepted because it is too long 1 week ago:
I’ll do you one better. The target redcard credit card doesn’t allow non-standard special chars, max I think it was 12 chars and gets pissy at using known SQL special chars. If it wasn’t for the fact it required a credit check prior to getting to that screen I would have ran so hard.
- Comment on Sony blocks Stellar Blade on more than 100 countries 1 week ago:
let me just get on that real quick 😂 I’m sure that the lack of people engaged in it doesn’t mean it’s hard or anything.
man if only it was that easy
- Comment on Gave him an offer, then took it away. Thanks PayPal. 1 week ago:
the last paragraph took this post from “that sucks” to solidly “yea this didn’t happen” territory It’s just more pro corporate slop meant to keep people on the platform instead of going out and looking for local jobs or going to actual websites to find open positions
- Comment on Hacker advertises alleged database of 89 million Steam 2FA codes 2 weeks ago:
Steam is one of the few apps that I’m fully okay with having on my phone and using for 2fa. I especially like that when I go to login it’s like Discord where I can scan a QR code to confirm from the App instead of having to type in a number that expires. Like it would be nice to have the other functionality as well but I’m content with their current system
- Comment on Hacker advertises alleged database of 89 million Steam 2FA codes 2 weeks ago:
Okay so where’s the value here? Like I’m sure the phone numbers are worthwhile but including the 2fa codes with the phone number doesn’t seem like worthfull information, unless steam doesn’t properly have OTP setup and they don’t expire in a timely manner, but I’m willing to bet that a company like steam has a properly configured system
- Comment on Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back 2 weeks ago:
I don’t regret buying them, they are good games, but I don’t Condone shitty practices. If you restricted yourself to moral or ethic right companies only you would have nothing to buy sadly. You buying a game != you accepting the ideologies of the leadership of said game.
Just get games you know you enjoy, and ignore all the dramatics that are involved. Life’s to short to lock yourself down with it all.
- Comment on Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back 2 weeks ago:
yea for real… like I didn’t even know it /was/ being review bombed, but as an avid fan of the Ori series… this puts a real sour taste in my mouth
- Comment on Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock Update Warns of Console Bricks for Unauthorized Use 2 weeks ago:
For real though, like I don’t see their monetary gain here. The only thing they’re encouraging is people to just not bother buying the switch in the first place in favor of other projects. I believe if they manage to go through with this and actually enforce these new terms, that were just going to see A Renewed effort of a completely independent emulator that can run their games. One that would allow third party modification and firmware
- Comment on Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock Update Warns of Console Bricks for Unauthorized Use 2 weeks ago:
IANAL but, If I’m understanding this article right, it sounds like their new terms are going to give them the authority to brick your Nintendo console if you reverse engineer it. If this is the case I firmly expect this is going to be challenged in court because if I understand the current laws right this directly contradicts the end users right to reverse engineer Hardware that they own. Nintendo would be allowed to terminate your account and block access to the network with them over it as that’s something that they actively maintain, however I don’t believe they can legally remove access to a piece of Hardware that you purchased, soley due to the fact that you reverse engineered and installed a third-party software to it.
Now don’t get me wrong, they can definitely refuse warranty if(and only if) that modification caused a malfunction, however it’s a big jump to go from we’re not going to repair your device and you’re no longer allowed to access our Network to this $400 object that you purchased is now a brick.
- Comment on Palworld had to remove game features because of Nintendo lawsuit 2 weeks ago:
I don’t think I understand your argument here.
I think a better comparison would be am I going to feel bad for the kid who got punched in the face with padding on, then decided that getting punched in the face was OK so they removed the padding. And the answer is firmly no
- Comment on Palworld had to remove game features because of Nintendo lawsuit 2 weeks ago:
I put a negative review for a company making their game worse, because that’s what they did.
The fact that they did it without a court decision saying “yes defo in the wrong here” didn’t help the decision making process.
I am firm in my decision, a game as big as palworld was, just bending over backwards to a patent bully like Nintendo doesn’t deserve a good review, and nothing is going to change that.
- Comment on Palworld had to remove game features because of Nintendo lawsuit 2 weeks ago:
if patents were actually used properly it would be no issue. They were meant to prevent other companies from stealing your mechanic as you were still in development, however it’s changed to be an abuse tactic to prevent others from entering the field.
- Comment on Palworld had to remove game features because of Nintendo lawsuit 2 weeks ago:
and just like that, my temporary negative review just became permanent. Heavily against allowing bullying like this.
- Comment on Reminder if you're leaving Discord for this Revolt server ( Linux + Steam Deck devs / creators) 4 weeks ago:
discord is not a forum (even if they want it to be with the forum channels), its never been a good location to store information. That being said, its amazing for real time communication unlike forums. I hate that devs use it for FAQ and bug forms and stuff. I stopped reporting bugs if it requires me to join a discord.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
In my eyes your native language is the language that you’re from birth because it’s the one that you started. It doesn’t have to be the one that you’re the most proficient but it usually is. The definition is
the language or dialect first learned by an individual or first used by the Parent/Guardian with a child
Your primary language is the language you use the most which in your case sounds like it’s English
- Comment on Why do European Leftist call their government's right wing despite having free healthcare? 1 month ago:
Firmly agree, what the US considers left versus with the rest of the world considered the left is vastly different. Even it’s left-leaning “parties” are borderline to moderate right when compared to the rest of the civilized countries who share similar ideologies.
Any true left leaning candidates get their funding ripped out at the roots and get stonewalled off the ballets, even Sanders, while a breath of fresh air was still more centrist than leftist when he was running, it’s just the US scale is so off balance that he used the “socialist/leftist” tag to get into the news/boost his PR.
- Comment on Drug Dealer Simulator publisher launches an investigation against Schedule 1 creator. The game is supposedly “violating company’s IP” 1 month ago:
I doubt they will find anything copyright wise, patent wise maybe if they had patents for some of the mechanics, but if they don’t already have the mechanics, and try to file post-fact that’s going to backfire.
- Comment on Jacksepticeye Reveals He Was Working on an Unannounced Soma Animated Show but It Fell Apart 'Out of Nowhere' 1 month ago:
that would have been so cool, but I don’t really know how it coulda worked out, like an isolated horror-scape wouldnt allow for char development or anything.
- Comment on GOG seems to be considering paid membership option 1 month ago:
Ironically, I feel the community that is most apt to fall in line with their project goals, and want to support this change, is also the community they are currently outcasting. Personally I stopped using GOG when it stopped working easily on my Debian system. I shouldn’t need to use a third party program to get it to work, and I swear it feels like they intentionally made it so WINE no longer works for it.
For a project that is supposedly for open use and game preservation, they don’t make it easy to actually do so.
- Comment on I'm looking for a no frills, physical key EV. Am I looking for something that no longer exists? 1 month ago:
I edited a few times within the first few minutes of posting it, so it’s also possible that it didn’t Federate the changes, but no I haven’t edited it since the first five ish minutes of the post
- Comment on I'm looking for a no frills, physical key EV. Am I looking for something that no longer exists? 1 month ago:
You will struggle to find a car newer than like 2015 that doesn’t have a screen, and it’s basically impossible to find one newer than 2018 at least in the US because it’s mandated at the federal level to have a backup camera installed.
you may not find full on infotainment system, there will be some sort of screen involved. But many manufacturers go by the methodology that if they’re installing a screen anyway for backup cam they might as well just go the whole nine yards and have it be a full-on infotainment system
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #7 1 month ago:
I have to second this, trying to get gog to work on steam is a royal pain in the butt, it’s like they tried to make it incompatible with WINE, unless it’s part of the lutris library you need to hope a launcher like heroic works. I didn’t have much luck with it but I know many did.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #7 1 month ago:
they said it’s not in it due to restrictions on modding and hindering freedoms, I would assume they have no plans at all for having it any. ore as the rest of the post would fall apart otherwise, but yea i guess take it with a grain of salt if you like. I’m hopeful it won’t have it.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #7 1 month ago:
inzoi being no devuno is amazing, I’m super hyped for it, I hope it’s good
- Comment on The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst 2 months ago:
not to mention they decided to block Linux users back in October. I had very little interest in it in the last 6 or 7 years, but I decided when a friend played it I would try to join, just to be met with performance issues and getting kicked offline due to their anticheat. So stupid. It worked for years in Linux, then they just decide to boot it.
I lost what little interest period in anything GTA from that.
- Comment on This whole "Sign in to prove you're not a bot" thing is pissing me off 2 months ago:
I mean it’s not corporate bullshit. Yes there are plenty of legitimate uses, but the majority of bad actors are over VPN’s, so hence the statement is true.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
meanwhile about time anyone actually followed your complaint, many more would be saying “omg you Americans are so self centered, you aren’t the only ones in the world you know”