They could in theory, but that would drive down engagement and they would make less money.
It is pretty hard to identify negative posts separately from hyperbolic exaggeration though. How do you tell ridiculous rage bait from a good Onion article when the only real difference in context is who posted it?
Doom's shareware sold Doom for me. Most recently the Tekken 8 demo sold itself. In between there have been a ton of games where the demo was helpful in deciding whether or not to play something.
I'm just surprised that in all that time there wasn't a single one that at a minimum confirmed a game was what you were expecting if you were on the fence.
The 6-year-old Lovely watched as her mother, Brittney Gilliam, was led to a patrol car in handcuffs after she shouted in frustration at the police, who mistakenly believed the car she was driving was stolen....
If the arrest people and take them into custody under false pretenses then charge them with kidnapping and false imprisonment. If they cannot do their own due diligence on the job, they need to be punished for abusing their authority.
Senate negotiators on Sunday night released a $118 billion package of border enforcement policy and funding for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, hoping that the details would win over skeptics. The bill represented a rightward tilt in Senate negotiations over border measures, yet the backlash was intense from...
After the post the other day , this is the price I have to pay for 2 visits to the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, about 10 to 12 X-rays, a CT scan, two nights in hospital (so far) and all the drugs...
spoileralt text: A two panel comic. In the first panel there are two buttons labeled “I don’t believe in prescriptivism” and “‘Literally’ cannot mean ‘figuratively’”. A finger hovers between the buttons. In the second panel, the finger’s owner is sweating and wiping his brow, unable to decide.
ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Parents of a 2-year-old in Osceola County say their daughter, who they believe is the only Black child in the class, was made to play Rosa Parks in a reenactment that included her being restrained by another student in a police uniform and fingerprinted.
Just saw on Titus Tech Talk that torrents are last decade, and newsgroups is where it’s at for this stuff. Of course he didn’t elaborate, so I need some help here....
Some gamers are upset that this is only one save file per account. I'm sure this is done because of the very unique Pawn system. One pawn per account is uploaded to the pawn server. Pawns are very complicated. They learn about monsters, quests, and bring back items for us. I don't have any issue with this. In the first Dragon's...
I was thinking different characters. No idea why three possible saves per account is different than needing three accounts other than forcing people to buy the game multiple times.
If they sell a lot of copies then their size and resources will also increase, and to be honest server resources at that volume are not going to be three times as much if they have three save slots since most people will probably only use one.
Additionally, I don't really care because in most cases they can address scaling issue with better optimization so it really is not something the customer should even care about.
A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media, with some calling it an affront to the figure of Christ and others posting lewd remarks and memes poking fun at the image....
Let them warm up for a minute (startrek.website)
As court battles play out, Republicans introduce bill on absentee ballot witness requirements (www.wpr.org)
From the Article:...
Discworld reading order guide (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Conscientious Objector Jailed After Being Outed As PUBG Player (kotaku.com)
Social media algorithms ‘amplifying misogynistic content’ (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers say extreme content being pushed on young people and becoming normalised
The first steam next fest of 2024 fest is live. Explore free demos from February 5th to February 12th (store.steampowered.com)
Steam Next Fest is back and underway with "hundreds" of playable PC demos (www.eurogamer.net)
If it's demos you want, today's your lucky day; Valve's thrice-yearly Steam Next Fest event is back for another outing,…
Around 26% of toys bought at Christmas are neglected by the end of January, and 40% will be thrown out within the first 3 months of being unwrapped. Combined weight of electronic toys comes to 3.2b kg (environmentjournal.online)
Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement (apnews.com)
The 6-year-old Lovely watched as her mother, Brittney Gilliam, was led to a patrol car in handcuffs after she shouted in frustration at the police, who mistakenly believed the car she was driving was stolen....
Senate presses toward vote on border policies and Ukraine amid Republican backlash (apnews.com)
Senate negotiators on Sunday night released a $118 billion package of border enforcement policy and funding for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, hoping that the details would win over skeptics. The bill represented a rightward tilt in Senate negotiations over border measures, yet the backlash was intense from...
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The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers? | Washington Post (www.yahoo.com)
Washington Post link...
The price I have to pay for medical care (no.lastname.nz)
After the post the other day , this is the price I have to pay for 2 visits to the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, about 10 to 12 X-rays, a CT scan, two nights in hospital (so far) and all the drugs...
The descriptivist's dilemma (discuss.tchncs.de)
spoileralt text: A two panel comic. In the first panel there are two buttons labeled “I don’t believe in prescriptivism” and “‘Literally’ cannot mean ‘figuratively’”. A finger hovers between the buttons. In the second panel, the finger’s owner is sweating and wiping his brow, unable to decide.
Florida parents say 2-year-old was restrained during Rosa Parks reenactment at day care (www.wesh.com)
ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Parents of a 2-year-old in Osceola County say their daughter, who they believe is the only Black child in the class, was made to play Rosa Parks in a reenactment that included her being restrained by another student in a police uniform and fingerprinted.
A nice list of 71 Sci-Fi movies (youtu.be)
And they rhyme.
Netflix: Piracy is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly (torrentfreak.com)
Newsgroups?
Just saw on Titus Tech Talk that torrents are last decade, and newsgroups is where it’s at for this stuff. Of course he didn’t elaborate, so I need some help here....
The One Save Debate
Some gamers are upset that this is only one save file per account. I'm sure this is done because of the very unique Pawn system. One pawn per account is uploaded to the pawn server. Pawns are very complicated. They learn about monsters, quests, and bring back items for us. I don't have any issue with this. In the first Dragon's...
Poster of 'homoerotic' Jesus unleashes chaos (nationalpost.com)
A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media, with some calling it an affront to the figure of Christ and others posting lewd remarks and memes poking fun at the image....
Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage (www.bbc.com)