CrypticCoffee

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How is everyone handling the 2FA requirement for GitHub? (docs.github.com)

Just wondering what people are using to meet the 2FA requirement GitHub has been rolling out. I don’t love the idea of having an authenticator app installed on my phone just to log into GitHub. And really don’t want to give them my phone number just to log in....

CrypticCoffee,

Codeberg, or failing that, GitLab, or BitBucket. Allowing MS to control all FLOSS software, means they might probably secretly get consent to use your code for copilot training without respecting licences. I have no idea if this happens, or might in the future, as I ain’t reading the terms of service for something I do not use, however, I have little trust for them enough for air on the side of caution.

We're Watching Facebook Die (www.wheresyoured.at)

In the first quarter of 2024, Meta made $36.45 billion dollars - $12.37 billion dollars of which was pure profit. Though the company no longer reports daily active users, it now uses another metric: “family daily active people.” This number refers to “registered and logged-in users of one or more of Facebook’s Family...

CrypticCoffee,

Which they could also report on. The fact they’re removing a standard metric they’ve relied on, rather than relegate it, shows they have fear this metric is going to be detrimental to publish. You can fairly safely assume it’s going to go down. It’s no longer sexy, tik tok is killing it, and most that would be on it, are, and are discovering it’s not greatly beneficial to them and spending less time on it. It is the start of the decline. How long and how fast is the thing we do not know.

Building a brand new machine and leaving Windows for good

I’m sick of Windows, and especially what it’s become, and the way its trending looks like it will only get worse. I’ll be building a brand new PC this summer and want to choose a Linux Distro instead. In preparation, I’d like to try out a virtual machine with a Linux distribution. I am solidly familiar with Ubuntu, but I...

CrypticCoffee, (edited )

I use OpenSuse for gaming. A great distro.Highly recommend. An up to date kernel, stable and just works.

Had bad experiences with Manjaro so personally wouldn’t recommend.

CrypticCoffee,

Same here. Dreadful name. Classic open source.

CrypticCoffee,

So they don’t believe in it, they’re just using it to win an election?

I assume this will go the same way as Kier’s leadership pledges. Out of the window when no longer convenient.

CrypticCoffee,

Isn’t Minecraft one of the biggest games on the planet? RimWorld simply awesome. Stardew selling millions…

Chasing top graphics hasn’t always been the route to success.

CrypticCoffee,

Lemmy.world. why does that not surprise me?

CrypticCoffee,

Lol nah. But Lemmy world has a somewhat rude intolerant moderation policy and often users mirror that. There is good people on there, of course, but a reasonable percentage of folk who’d be at home on reddit and Xitter.

CrypticCoffee,

Happy to chip in, but not as sole mod. I ressurected the DeGoogled community on lemmy.ml and overseeing it since then.

CrypticCoffee,

Alternatives to Google Docs/sheets?

What are people using in place of Google docs/sheets/etc? I’m looking for a simple program that syncs with the cloud so I can access my documents on my different computers or my Android phone. I run Windows 10 (don’t crucify me). I use libre office for things that can stay on one computer, but for things like school notes,...

CrypticCoffee,

The privacy is not about protecting your data from crawlers, it’s about protecting your data from big tech.

CrypticCoffee,

Completely self serving though. Mobile is a personal data goldmine and Google gotta dig into that one way or another and if folks can contribute to that side with bug fixes, great.

CrypticCoffee,

If only a source of power was stronger with sunlight… Maybe like solar, it would be perfect for this.

Actually, that sounds like a crazy idea. Surely they’d have found a way to do this if it was possible…

Visa Adds New Way To Share Customer Shopping Data With Retailers (www.businesswire.com)

Visa is rolling out new technology that will allow the payments giant to share more information about customers’ preferences [non-paywalled source] based on their shopping history with retailers as it seeks to remain a top player in the competitive e-commerce space. From a report:...

CrypticCoffee,

Or cash, as if you buy gift cards and they go bust, they owe you money, but you’ll be well down the list and never see it again.

CrypticCoffee,

For anonymous payment?

CrypticCoffee,

Probably just process. They’ll send an updated fob off letter. Right wing gov that represents business, not people.

CrypticCoffee,

A few lyrics from NoFX come to mind.

“Kick back, watch it crumble See the drowning Watch the fall I feel just terrible about it That’s sarcasm, let it burn”

“Where did all their money go?

Don’t we all know? Parasitic [gaming] industry As it destroys itself We’ll show them how it’s supposed to be”

“Dinosaurs will slowly die And I do believe no one will cry I’m just fucking glad I’m gonna be There to watch the fall

Pre-Historic [gaming] industry Three feet in La Brea tar Extinction never felt so good”

Switch a few words and it works perfectly well.

Gamers need to realise it’s all about the indies. Buy indie, screw AAA. Watch them grow and hire those talented folk that deserve better than this bullshit.

CrypticCoffee,

So you created an echo chamber more familiar to what you know? I get lemmygrad and hexbear isn’t for everyone but don’t see a reason to ban. Lemmy.ml existed before the influx so has a mix and shouldn’t be generalised.

Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio (www.theverge.com)

Today, one day after Microsoft announced that it would shut down four of its games studios, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, held a town hall to discuss the division’s future goals. “We need smaller games that give us prestige and awards,” Booty told employees, according to internal remarks shared with The Verge....

CrypticCoffee,

No, but touring does and a bigger market for ticket sales is the best profit an artist can get.

CrypticCoffee,

They don’t discount often because they make great games that people go for.

Games discount to push sales, and high demand doesn’t need regular pushing.

Other developers should copy RimWorld and Factorio and make great games.

CrypticCoffee,

Sorry, no issues… Manjaro?

I cannot visualize 6 months without it breaking on update.

CrypticCoffee,

Ignore those that don’t agree with your plans. Never let folk impose their morality on you.

You want to go to college? What do you want to study?

Life can throw you some bad cards all at once at times. Solving those little problems can make it less overwhelming and more manageable.

Attraction is a subjective thing. You build a life you’re happy and confident in and people will find that attractive. Looking at your picture, I would be amazed if you didn’t find someone attracted to you. Be patient, it’ll come.

The hormones has been pointed out as possibly having an impact. Maybe give yourself a few months break to see how you feel, then go again. I’m not advocating stopping or quitting, just a pause to tackle a few other life issues before going on with your journey. Life is a marathon and not a sprint and sometimes a rest helps get through that next bit.

Also, sometimes anti-depressants can help at the lowest times. Worth considering. Counselling could be better if it’s something you can get access to.

CrypticCoffee,

It depends on whether you rent or own. You rent a flat and you cannot do what you want. Unfortunately, with games, most law is set up so you rent them and are buying a licence to play them within the conditions set out. It sucks, but that is how it is set up.

CrypticCoffee,

Because it does the things well gamers want. They want to play together, and talk together (voice chat), and stream showing them bossing or doing something IG. It does those things very well. If matrix gets seemless voice calling and video/screensharing at the click of the button, they would find it easier to make inroads.

It also has sensible defaults for managing users etc. and it’s effortless.

It’s not about features, it’s just about getting the basics right.

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