It already does on my laptop. They also keep setting my default browser back to Edge. I don’t use my laptop much anymore and keeping up with the BS of having to disable stuff I don’t want running has become tiresome to the point where I don’t even want to use it.
I know, I know, something something install Linux! Question I have there is my laptop is a gaming laptop so my question to all you Linux folks is. Can I continue to game using Linux. Will it work with my Nvidia Graphics card and Steam. If so I might consider it.
Yes I use TikTok. I don’t watch short form content on any other platforms. I started on TikTok back in 2019. During the pandemic it was great. In the last year or so it’s become a lot more TikTok Store ads. Which I guess was inevitable for a free platform that doesn’t charge you to sign up or access it. Just like FB or Instagram they make their money off user data and ads. The only other problem I’ve had recently is it seems that they don’t serve up the content of the people I follow as much as they used to.
The TikTok Algorithm is very tailored to what you interact with. So to me it’s always very telling when people spout off what they see when they use TikTok. My For You Page (FYP) is all DIY, woodworking, funny dogs/cats, and married people humor. While my wife’s FYP is dancing, new music/bands, and other funny humor.
I think it’s an amazing advancement and that’s awesome for a quadriplegic person to interact with the world.
The part that I haven’t heard anyone mention is what is the life cycle of these chips. Computers and cell phones all become outdated so quickly. Are recipients guaranteed upgraded chips as they become available?
I was reading an article recently about people who have had implants in their eyes that help them to see become obsolete. One because the company stopped supporting the specific version that was in the patient. The other because the company had gone out of business.
The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.
It’s a step in the right direction. But I don’t see anything of substance coming from this. The U.S. has become a Corporate Oligarchy. Apple has enough money and desire to fight this through appeals and lobbying. Pay attention to who they lobby and make sure they are voted out of office. It’s going to take a long time to correct what has happened over the last 20 or so years. It will require slow gradual change.
I’ve been on the Sony side of things my entire life. I have the disc version of the PS5. I however also have a gaming PC and play a select few titles there.
What concerns me is the lack of physical media that we are headed towards. The entire Software as a Service model drives me crazy because at anytime licenses can change and you’ll lose access to things. I’ve read about it happening with things recently on PS where people that bought and owned movies from the PS Store suddenly the license expired and Sony didn’t renew so they just went in and removed those from people’s library. Then there’s the whole issue some people have with their PS+ games not working suddenly despite having a current subscription and the game in their library.
I’ve seen it happening with Streaming Services as well and I understand that all of them are just paying for limited term licenses of the content. But at the end of the day I can go to my physical game/movie library and pop the disc in and they can’t take that away from me.
I think if some sort of consumer protections were in place to stop those kinds of issues. I could get on board with not owning the disc. I saw the winds of change coming when Google made Stadia. I also knew that Google wouldn’t be in it for the long term as I’ve watched them start and stop services for close to two decades now. So I didn’t buy into it.
I will say though I have some friends that have XBox Games Pass and I can understand the appeal. You buy a controller and any PC with a decent internet connection can play a massive library of games. So that is definitely the future of gaming whether I like it or not.
As for the exclusives I for one welcome a day when everything is cross play and we all can game together in one happy ecosystem. Except that m&k will always be superior to a controller and I don’t know how they could level that playing field.
I was reading how Dragon Quest III’s release in Japan in 1988 led to almost 300 arrests for truancy among students absent from school to purchase the game....
The greatest midnight launch I attended was GTAV for PS3 at GameStop. They hired a DJ and had it setup just outside the shop and they were spinning songs featured in GTA soundtracks across the series. There were tons of people queued up and the line wrapped around the store. Everyone just chatting about what they thought it would be like.
I have bookshelves in my office for my library of Hardcover Star Wars books. I bought a couple digitally when I was traveling that I have since bought physical versions of. I think if the book really resonated with you having the physical book seems like a no brainer.
When we called Customer Service about this they pretended like they didn’t know what we were talking about and wanted to know where we heard that information from.
I’m laid up with a severely broken ankle and leg, and will be laid up for God knows how long. I wanna read webcomics, but I feel like I’m running out of good ones on Webtoon. Anyone have any recommendations or sites to look at?
If we are together one of us will use the phrase “Is there Lemon in this?” And hold up our drink which is code for get me out if this conversation/situation.
If we aren’t in the same room. We pull out our phone and text Save Me. Then the other person comes and finds you to say that So and So needs them immediately. Yadda, yadda.
I think what a lot of people forget is that what Streaming did was allow you to watch what you want when you wanted it. No need to TiVO it and worry about space. No need to pay a separate fee for OnDemand. Now I can choose to watch 6 seasons of a show day in and day out at the time I want.
It was inevitable that they would start to package streaming services together. It’s still better than old school cable. There’s always the High Seas for those that have the technical chops necessary for that.
Almost everyone uses the upvote/downvote button correctly.
Just sayin’
Stellaris director insists “ethical use of AI is very important to us” after generating voices in latest DLC (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Streaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever. (www.theverge.com)
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Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon (www.pcworld.com)
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First Human Patient to Receive a Neuralink Brain Implant Used it to Stay Up All Night Playing Civilization 6 (www.ign.com)
U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly (www.nytimes.com)
The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.
18+ Thoughts on Xbox dropping exclusivity and PS5s recent series of good exclusives
Just curious if any other Xbox players are feeling the pain and how Playstation players see it from there side....
Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division (aftermath.site)
How to get rid of factory applied laptop stickers?
Hi, I got a used laptop from an family member. It did have this this annoying sticker on it (see picture). Apparently for years already....
What are some video games that had remarkably hectic public reaction at physical stores during release day?
I was reading how Dragon Quest III’s release in Japan in 1988 led to almost 300 arrests for truancy among students absent from school to purchase the game....
When Bookmarking a Upvoted Post the upvote disappears.
As the title says when you upvote a post and then click the bookmark the upvote clears but if you bookmark and then upvote it works fine.
Do you buy books you have already read?
Do you buy physical books you have already read?...
T-Mobile Walks Back Forced Plan Migration, Won't Make People Switch Plans After All (www.cnet.com)
He can't be stopped (startrek.website)
What are some good (and free) webcomics?
I’m laid up with a severely broken ankle and leg, and will be laid up for God knows how long. I wanna read webcomics, but I feel like I’m running out of good ones on Webtoon. Anyone have any recommendations or sites to look at?
Couples, what secret language do you use to tell each other details that the company you're in doesn't understand or notice?
What words, phrases or signs do you use and how do you get your partner’s attention?
Carlos Santana goes on bizarre anti-trans diatribe during concert (consequence.net)
Article by Consequence of Sounds reporting on Carlos Santana outing himself as a transphobe
Streaming TV costs now higher than cable, as 'crash' finally hits (9to5mac.com)
PS5 Update Lets You Mute Console Gaming’s Most Annoying Beep (kotaku.com)
Sneaky gamers rejoice!
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August: PGA Tour 2K23, Dreams, Death’s Door (blog.playstation.com)
PGA Tour 2K23...
Paramount Plus dropped its big Star Trek crossover episode early (www.theverge.com)
You can go watch it right now.