The results of the first contest of Project Lighthouse LBP custom servers public beta are out now! Check out the winning levels on our website and add them to your queue today!
Optimize your levels. Use fewer materials, convert props into stickers where possible, and look for ways to bring that complexity down with fewer vertices.
I would like to share with you a very cool project that develops drivers for correct operation of Microsoft Surface devices on Linux. I myself use Surface Pro 6 with these drivers and everything works like a charm (battery life is good, cameras work, stylus, keyboard, touchscreen, screen). The developers are gods. From myself, I...
It sounds more like they are suggesting that you shouldn’t buy a Surface as to not support Microsoft’s stake in the market. But hardware level tracking does sound pretty spooky if they were actually able to pull it off and make it worthwhile. I’m with you though, I doubt it
I am aspiring to one day host a chat server of some kind to eventually replace my Discord server. Matrix has caught my eye and I’m looking to try using it a bit to get a feel for it, but I can’t seem to find any communities that i really like. There’s a lot of niche stuff out there and it’s hard for me to find servers...
I seriously couldn’t live without cargo pants. At any given time, I’ll have at least 4 pockets filled with random stuff. But no pockets? How do you even survive?
The last day to submit your levels for the LBP Reconnected 2 creative contest is tomorrow, July 10th at 11:59 PM EST! Make sure your submission meets the criteria in the linked blog post.
I've had my ISP account for nearly 3 years. Today, I got some funny new fees on my Internet bill. One was a "high speed network recovery fee" and the other was an "administrative fee" with my state in the name. I'm curious what more I could do to fight these stupid fees. Here's what I've done so far:...
So apparently now at Costco, you have to have a membership ID that has a photo of you on it and they won’t even let you get in line to pay for your stuff unless you show your Costco card with a photo ID or with a photo on it if you have a Costco card that doesn’t have a photo on it then you have to show them your drivers...
You're going to have to double check you have your ID on you before making a Costco run from now on. The superstore already requires customers to show their membership cards at the register, but a new policy is geared toward a Costco weak spot: the self-checkout kiosks.
With self checkout expanding quickly throughout stores since 2019, the company has seen a rise in shoppers passing their membership cards to friends or family to use for their own hauls. To prevent this misconduct, Costco has said members will now need to show their card to an employee when going through the self-checkout line—and if your card doesn't have a picture, you may also need to show a photo ID.
“Costco is able to keep our prices as low as possible because our membership fees help offset our operational expenses,” reads a statement from a company spokesperson. “We don't feel it's right that non-members receive the same benefits and pricing as our members.”
On the heels of Netflix’s attempt to eliminate account sharing, this move is yet another example of companies enforcing rules to keep memberships from being abused. Costco has a membership base of more than 120 million, and it relies heavily on these fees—according to its 2022 annual fiscal report, they earned the retailer $4.2 billion in revenue.
A basic “gold star” membership costs $60 per year for one household. You can also choose from a “business” membership for the same price and an “executive” membership, which includes additional perks and savings, for $120 per year.
USA Today posted a query about the new policy in the “Costco Fans Midwest” Facebook group, and enthusiasts had mixed opinions: Some agree the crackdown is fair, but others feel that it’s bothersome to be asked to pull out their IDs at any point—in the checkout line and throughout the store. Ashely Dixon, a shopper from Illinois, commented that she was stopped four times during a recent trip.
“I’ve felt more and more like I’m doing something wrong each time I go,” Dixon told USA Today. “It's annoying to be hounded at every step while shopping.”
Regardless of the new policy, there's no need to give your card to someone so they can save money at Costco—there are lots of ways to share the shopping experience with non-members. In fact, the company encourages it, and even offers hints at how to shop for friends and family.
"The Costco membership card is non-transferable, but there are several ways to share the experience with family and friends,” the company’s customer service website says. “Anyone with a card can bring up to two guests to the Warehouse during each visit. Keep in mind that purchasing items is exclusive to Costco members."
That last sentence is the key to following the rules of your membership: If your bestie wants to split 24-pack of Kirkland Signature seltzers or a giant bag of avocados, bring them along for the shopping trip and let them pay you (or treat you to the $1.50 food court hot dog combo) afterward. Quality time and good deals—it’s the best of both worlds.
I think this may be the wrong question. I am the administrator of a reverse engineered PS3 video game server, so it's illegal for me to make a profit or any kind of revenue or donations from that platform. However, I maintain it for thousands of users simply because I and others enjoy it and want it to exist. That's not a sustainable model for a business or for running something as gigantic as reddit, but it's what I want and enjoy, and for right now it's affordable, and I'm happy with that.
It costs me roughly $15-25 a month to host our game server, but I have other costs like our website that I'm dealing with as well, so taking all those other things into account and I'm probably spending something like $30 a month for now. I'm actively working to migrate my Wix site to WordPress to save money. Now, if we had thousands of concurrent users instead of like 30-40 concurrent users on a typical day, or if we needed significantly more storage, my costs would probably go up a lot. The growing storage and user count are both important things I'm thinking about carefully, because I imagine there might come a time I need to reevaluate our strategy
I know that sounds like a stupid ass question. I have the Logitech wireless mx keys. I wiped the keyboard down so the surface of the keys aren’t sticky, just hard to press down and some have a spasm....
LBP Reconnected 2 Contest Results are Posted! (lemmy.world)
The results of the first contest of Project Lighthouse LBP custom servers public beta are out now! Check out the winning levels on our website and add them to your queue today!
Sackboy Knitted Knight Challenge (twitter.com)
From the website formerly known as Twitter,...
Recommendations for self-hosting a blog
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Project Lighthouse now has privacy settings. (lemmy.world)
Project Lighthouse now has web privacy features, just as the official LittleBigPlanet servers should still have, but don’t....
STOP saying “fuck u/spez” START saying “FIRE STEVE HUFFMAN”
“fuck u/spez” means absolutely nothing to anyone who isn’t familiar with Reddit, it’s just noise....
Do you run a Custom ROM?
Simple question really! Are any of you running a Custom ROM? Furthermore, are any of you running a De-Googled ROM?...
Looking for tips on how to make good levels.
Hello, I am looking for some tips on how to make my levels good and fun to play. Can anyone tell me how to make them fun?
Linux for Microsoft Surface devices. It is reality! (cloudblogs.microsoft.com)
I would like to share with you a very cool project that develops drivers for correct operation of Microsoft Surface devices on Linux. I myself use Surface Pro 6 with these drivers and everything works like a charm (battery life is good, cameras work, stylus, keyboard, touchscreen, screen). The developers are gods. From myself, I...
What are the best Matrix servers for chatting?
I am aspiring to one day host a chat server of some kind to eventually replace my Discord server. Matrix has caught my eye and I’m looking to try using it a bit to get a feel for it, but I can’t seem to find any communities that i really like. There’s a lot of niche stuff out there and it’s hard for me to find servers...
I feel sorry for women who don't have pockets
I seriously couldn’t live without cargo pants. At any given time, I’ll have at least 4 pockets filled with random stuff. But no pockets? How do you even survive?
#Reconnected2 is Ending Tomorrow Night! (www.lbpunion.com)
The last day to submit your levels for the LBP Reconnected 2 creative contest is tomorrow, July 10th at 11:59 PM EST! Make sure your submission meets the criteria in the linked blog post.
How do you fight random fees added to utility accounts?
I've had my ISP account for nearly 3 years. Today, I got some funny new fees on my Internet bill. One was a "high speed network recovery fee" and the other was an "administrative fee" with my state in the name. I'm curious what more I could do to fight these stupid fees. Here's what I've done so far:...
Must show ID to check out at Costco.
So apparently now at Costco, you have to have a membership ID that has a photo of you on it and they won’t even let you get in line to pay for your stuff unless you show your Costco card with a photo ID or with a photo on it if you have a Costco card that doesn’t have a photo on it then you have to show them your drivers...
What are the pros and cons of selling plasma?
I definitely wasn't inspired by the post by that guy interested in selling their kidney /s
How are lemmy and other fediverse platforms profitable?
Reddit migrator here (shocking, I know)...
I spilt coffee all over my keyboard this morning and it’s all sticky, since it didn’t break can I just pour water on it to help the stickiness?
I know that sounds like a stupid ass question. I have the Logitech wireless mx keys. I wiped the keyboard down so the surface of the keys aren’t sticky, just hard to press down and some have a spasm....