“We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and @PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favorite games.”...
I can’t say I agree. It’s more likely they see the money they’d be leaving on the table and it helps that this makes them look more amiable for future acquisitions.
I still think it’s crazy that the same guy who created Wikipedia also founded Fandom, and I believe is still involved. Considering what Wikipedia is and its utility, it almost seems like an incompatible ideology to have anything to do with both at the same time. I guess he’s got to make money somehow…
I’ve been following this saga since the headlines were prefixed with “Teen that created the Elon private jet tracker…”. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out he’s now been married 50 years and long-retired. I’ve lost track of time.
Through the magic of democracy (Mastodon’s poll function), an account called Dungeons over on the federated Twitter-alternative platform is letting its audience choose their own adventure in an ongoing D&D campaign.
100%. I use both Notion and Obsidian, but I only ever use Notion if I need to share notes with classmates. Obsidian has been a godsend keeping me organized and managing my adhd, especially with coding projects–though I do use it for workout logs and other IRL things. Decision paralysis is so real, but it can be mitigated if you can document things you’ve done and what needs doing next.
Recently, I wanted a white board to have a physical list of homemade healthy food available at home. We didn’t have the money for one so we bought some dry-erase markers and taped old paper bags onto the back of the glass of our rarely used china cabinet. I like having a big visible list in the kitchen so my husband and I...
I'm a single university student with a small budget (maybe $60 per week). When I do meal plan I try to make a dinner that will last me a few days but it's not always easy. For one, it gets boring, and two, some days I'm just hungrier than others so there are weeks where I go past my budget.
I'd be curious to hear how other university students do it.
Oregon’s Senate has repealed a 72-year prohibition against self-service gas, with new legislation requiring gas stations to staff half the available pumps, while allowing the rest to be self-service. The bill, responding to industry staffing shortages, also prohibits charging more for full-service than self-service, likely...
I was a five year old in the late 90s with zero culinary skills and too much time 😂 I remember it being my favorite snack all the way through grade school. It's actually so funny how it has been such an unintentionally suppressed memory until I saw this post.
It’s not clear what happened with the Sega acquisition and whether Nadella ultimately approved talks. But in a Microsoft internal April 2021 merger review document, Sega was still listed as a key target. Microsoft had identified key areas for acquisitions in PC, mobile, and console across different markets, and Sega, Bungie,...
Shakespearean bot always came through at the worst possible times to make me laugh, like it would almost intentionally pick posts that were heated and finally cooled off only for it to come in for the punchline.
I use Mastadon as a Twitter replacement, even though it still can see other content. I like how there's not an apparent algorithm--it's all chronological and feels less pandering to what it thinks I want to see.
As for Reddit alternatives, I'm happy with Beehaw and Kbin. I hope they both stick around.
The cynical side of me says they're doing this to sell one of the halves off to one of the other publishers. The optimist in me hopes this leads to one more publisher in this space; we sorely need less consolidation.
Yeah and we can all knock their sports division all we want but it brought in money. With this change and in the possible outcome that they're not out to be bought, we'll have to see if the originals side will become a lot more risk-averse and pivot more into the GaaS market than they already were.
I ask because I like console, but at the same time have difficulties remembering all the commands. I'd like to try a GUI that is comfortable to use with only a keyboard....
I use Github Desktop but am looking to start moving toward CLI soon for this reason; though to be honest, I only know it's not good practice and don't know the reason why. What kind of issues can happen in a team environment using it?
If Pixar was allowed to refocus its pipeline to darker, more mature stories I'd be up for watching them. I don't know that any animation movies make movies like this except studio Ghibli.
Phil Spencer announces Call of Duty deal with PlayStation
“We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and @PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favorite games.”...
Official Minecraft wiki editors so furious at Fandom's 'degraded' functionality and popups they're overwhelmingly voting to leave the site (www.pcgamer.com)
Creator of ElonJet Moves His Musk Flight-Tracking Account to Threads (gizmodo.com)
Yet another reason to ditch Musk's Twitter: You can play a crowdsourced Dungeons & Dragons campaign over on Mastodon (www.pcgamer.com)
Through the magic of democracy (Mastodon’s poll function), an account called Dungeons over on the federated Twitter-alternative platform is letting its audience choose their own adventure in an ongoing D&D campaign.
An ADHD rant...
This morning I’m mostly grumpy about my ADHD....
How do you meal plan? (i.imgur.com)
Recently, I wanted a white board to have a physical list of homemade healthy food available at home. We didn’t have the money for one so we bought some dry-erase markers and taped old paper bags onto the back of the glass of our rarely used china cabinet. I like having a big visible list in the kitchen so my husband and I...
Google is laying off employees at Waze (www.theverge.com)
AMD is Starfield’s Exclusive PC Partner (www.youtube.com)
Hoo boy. Not a good look AMD. It was scummy when nVidia did this, it’s scummy when you do it.
The Password Game. Create a password with increasingly difficult password requirements (neal.fun)
Credit to Neal Agarwal.
Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years (www.thedrive.com)
Oregon’s Senate has repealed a 72-year prohibition against self-service gas, with new legislation requiring gas stations to staff half the available pumps, while allowing the rest to be self-service. The bill, responding to industry staffing shortages, also prohibits charging more for full-service than self-service, likely...
Gamer Jelly (midwest.social)
When 2 liters just isn’t enough…
Announcing Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure (www.guildwars2.com)
My first read on this is to be pretty excited; the new dailies system looks interesting, more accessible skyscale will be good for newer players, etc.
What petty hill will you die on?
For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.
Microsoft considered acquiring Bungie and Sega to bolster Xbox Game Pass, internal emails show (www.theverge.com)
It’s not clear what happened with the Sega acquisition and whether Nadella ultimately approved talks. But in a Microsoft internal April 2021 merger review document, Sega was still listed as a key target. Microsoft had identified key areas for acquisitions in PC, mobile, and console across different markets, and Sega, Bungie,...
My Reddit data dump came through today, and I stumbled across this post from 2015. I'd just like to tell you all that you're welcome. (beehaw.org)
Tongue firmly planted in cheek, of course :P...
Reddit alternative? Google introduces Perspectives, a search feed with results from humans (tech.hindustantimes.com)
Google is trying something new on the search feed
Lemmy, Kbin, Mastodon shoutout from Lifehacker: The Four Best Reddit Alternatives (lifehacker.com)
DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is available for Windows now (www.theverge.com)
EA Sports and EA Games Splitting Apart in Internal Shakeup - IGN (www.ign.com)
Is anyone here using a GUI for git? If yes - which one and why?
I ask because I like console, but at the same time have difficulties remembering all the commands. I'd like to try a GUI that is comfortable to use with only a keyboard....
After ‘Elemental’ Bombs, Can Pixar Restore Its Box Office Touch? (variety.com)