I think that take is short sighted. Because the next obvious step to “no right to online anonymity” is “online anonymity is illegal”, and it’s pretty obvious we’re headed that way. In that case, courts can make it pretty fucking hard to protect your right to privacy.
I've long been annoyed that everyone, including myself uses Paypal/ Venmo for moving money around. What alternatives do you find useful? Here's a list (https://alternativeto.net/software/venmo/). GNU Taler looks viable (https://taler.net/en/index.html). I would love to have your thoughts!...
Money transfer platforms are even worse than chat apps in terms of how acceptance dictates usefulness. You might convince a couple of friends to use xmpp instead of whatsapp. But its near impossible to get major outlets to integrate new payment methods. Especially if that platform advocates privacy and therefore doesn’t offer a return on invest based on user data. I don’t think we’re gonna see true alternatives without government regulation, and even then…
fighting over the little money that most younger gamers have to spend
That’s where the money is tho. Presents, pocket money, paychecks that don’t need to go to rent and utilities. Everything I had I put into games when I was a kid. Sure I do have more money now, but I also have exponentially more bills to pay. My dad is retired and is pirating left and right cuz he can’t afford gaming. Also, kids don’t inform themselves before buying. They’re much more prone to ads, social pressure, etc… Adults don’t care if a game is 5 years old, which incidentally can be bought for a fraction of the initial price.
I played through the invincible. Great story, visuals and voice acting. I am however reminded, that walking simulators aren’t really games. The whole thing should have been a mini series.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Monday raised the alarm over the “ill wind” of the rise of the far right in European politics, during a state visit to Germany ahead of key EU elections.
Exactly this. He’s a corpocrat, which is a big no-no in the french public eye. Also, he has more of an assimilation instead of integration style in regards to immigration politics, so he’s right leaning as well. Doesn’t help that the left doesn’t have any candidates that anyone can take seriously.
That’s really surprising to read. The game has been been described a solidly mid by every review outlet. Does portability really offset the repetitiveness by that much?
I just finished Immortals of Aveum. I really liked the story. Felt like an early 2000 science fiction action movie. It’s gorgeous looking but the shooting didn’t have enough oomph to be really fun, so I stopped playing after the credits rolled. Didn’t feel the need to 100% it.
It has a lot of Doom-like exploration for new gear and other goodies. Also a handful optional bosses which are pretty hard to beat. But the shooting revolves around basically 3 weapon types (magic types in this case): a DMR, an SMG and a shotgun. The variations thereof don’t feel different enough and the feedback lacks kick, so the shooting doesn’t feel very meaty. It’s still solid enough, but the story is definitely what carried me through the 20ish hours of the game.
The characters are great. It’s not BG3 obviously, but there’s enough depth there. Like I said, it’s on the level of a goofy action movie plot from 20 years ago. No ones gonna get an oscar but you’ll be entertained nonetheless.
My guess is that people disagree with propagating the delusion that pasting that link in every comment helps with stopping AI from feeding on your input.
I’ve never completely understood this, but I think the answer would probably be “no,” although I’m not sure. Usually when I leave the house I turn off wifi and just use mobile data (this is a habit from my pre-VPN days), although I guess I should probably just keep it on since using strange Wi-Fi with a VPN is ok (unless...
I would still recommend turning wifi off when leaving home for privacy reasons (which can easily be automated). The process to identify if a network is trusted or not requires a handshake. So leaving wifi on makes you trackable by the wifi network operators and the apps on your phone with access to your wifi, wether you connect a network or not.
Mit einer Tatsache wirst du dich abfinden müssen. Es gibt keine dramafreie Möglichkeit da rauszukommen. Wenn die schon Theater machen, wenn du die Klingel genauso ignorierst wie die, dann werden die erst erst abgehen, wenn du den Grenzen aufzeigst, egal wie höfflich. Alle Sprüche, die du hier beispielsweise aufgeführt hast, sind passend. Hau die einige Wochen bei jeder passender Gelegenheit raus und die werden dich irgendwann in Ruhe lassen. Aber die werden dich aller Wahrscheinlichkeit auch ausgrenzen. Und die Klingel wird weiter ignoriert. Die sind ja offensichtlich eher zum schnacken auf der Arbeit.
Weil Tel.Nummern eine hohe Qualitätsgüte haben bei der Personenidentifikation. So lässt sich das Kaufverhalten über mehrere Dienste hinweg deutlich besser tracken.
Haben die nicht schon letzte Woche alle Daten von einer milliardenschweren Brokerage Firma gelöscht? Haben die die Back-end admins alle durch KIs ersetzt?
Couldn’t participate in these threads for a while, because it would have been the same game over and over again. But now I’m finally free! I beat Baldurs Gate 3 with a 150+ hours resist dark urge run.
I started Immortals of Aveum as a palate cleanser. Pretty decent FPS with a cool story and lots of secrets.
I played a resist durge and I get the feeling I saw like at least 80% of the game. I might do a murder hobo illithid run at some point, where I drag all my origin companions to the dark side. But another 100 hour run just to see the remaining 20%… I don’t know, seems like work.
Have a win 7 mouseless laptop I’d like to put a game on and play for funs. Typically my go to game for olden computers is Heroes of Might and Magic 3 or maybe Civ 4. Any recommendations?...
Have you really never heard of GOG? It’s an awesome platform. They allow you to actually buy games so you can 100% own them drm free. No Steam or whatever other game launcher is needed. Also they specialize in older games, so it’s perfect for this use case.
I get the feeling you’re just being contrarian on purpose now. Most, if not all games released on win 7 will still run on win 7 now, and will continue doing so forever, period. That’s exactly why OP is asking for cool games from that era.
Almost as if only a very small percentage of the population is profiting from those price hikes.
I’ve worked my ass of these past 5 years to advance my career, earning about 30% more, just to have the same buying power I had when I started. It’s ridiculous and utterly demoralizing.
Top EU Court Says There’s No Right To Online Anonymity, Because Copyright Is More Important (www.techdirt.com)
Venmo/ Paypal Alternatives (kbin.run)
I've long been annoyed that everyone, including myself uses Paypal/ Venmo for moving money around. What alternatives do you find useful? Here's a list (https://alternativeto.net/software/venmo/). GNU Taler looks viable (https://taler.net/en/index.html). I would love to have your thoughts!...
Older gamers are a growth opportunity for AA(A) publishers – here is how to capture it [23% PCGamers are 55+] (www.midiaresearch.com)
Weekly what have you been playing discussion - week of May 27th, 2024
Macron calls the rise of far-right parties an 'ill wind' for Europe (www.france24.com)
France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Monday raised the alarm over the “ill wind” of the rise of the far right in European politics, during a state visit to Germany ahead of key EU elections.
THQ Nordic Game 'Biomutant' Achieves 20 Times More Sales Than Expected On The Switch In Japan (noisypixel.net)
UK watchdog looking into Microsoft AI taking screenshots (www.bbc.com)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 19th
Whatcha all playing!...
[Gamers Nexus] ASUS Says We're "Confused" (www.youtube.com)
Does a VPN used on a smartphone with Wi-Fi disabled (mobile data only enabled) provide any sort of protection?
I’ve never completely understood this, but I think the answer would probably be “no,” although I’m not sure. Usually when I leave the house I turn off wifi and just use mobile data (this is a habit from my pre-VPN days), although I guess I should probably just keep it on since using strange Wi-Fi with a VPN is ok (unless...
Was kann ich meinen Arbeitskollegen sagen, dass höflich ist, sodass sie mich mit aufdringlichen Fragen und Tiraden nicht nerven, arbeiten gehen und mich arbeiten lassen?
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Passiert auch bei euch, dass online Termine nach dem Termin als SMS auf eurem Phone geschickt werden?
In diesem Fall, doctolib, 5 Stunden nach dem Termin, datiert aber vor 3 Tage.
Australien: Google löscht versehentlich Cloud-Daten von Rentenfonds (www.golem.de)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 12th
What are you all playing! I beat thousand year door! Really amazing game. I understand why it is so beloved....
The Joys Of Cleaning Ecologically (primonatura.co.uk)
Have win7 laptop. What to play on it?
Have a win 7 mouseless laptop I’d like to put a game on and play for funs. Typically my go to game for olden computers is Heroes of Might and Magic 3 or maybe Civ 4. Any recommendations?...
Germans grill Olaf Scholz over soaring cost of doner kebabs (www.theguardian.com)