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I agree, but I feel like pointing out that any game that was distributed without DRM or that was successfully 'cracked' by pirates can also be found on archive and therefore might …

I think I'm more OK with it if the price segmentation happens based on the amount of effort the consumer is willing to put in. I'm much less OK with it if price segmentation happen…

Yep! > This repository is currently in its early setup phase. > At the moment, the repository mainly contains project scaffolding, policy files, and the initial project direction. …

Well, they're all discounts, for starters. Surveillance pricing defenders claim that surveillance pricing is better because it works both ways--it might offer a higher price to som…

I have found that input latency is a LOT more acceptable with a controller than it is with a mouse. Playing a cinematic game with a controller (especially with auto-aim) at 30FPS w…

I have a 4K 43" TCL (model number 43S423) which has been working for 7 years. Unfortunately that doesn't disprove your claim because that would require over 10 years of service.

I believe it was rhetorical. They were trying to illustrate that we've automated tasks that people might find to be fulfilling (drawing, writing) but are still a long way off from …

Don't be so hard on 17-ish-year-old you. What exactly were you supposed to do? Not take the ACT (and probably not get into your desired college)?

I gave this feature a try and it didn't work for me. I was curious to see if it was effective, so I asked my wife to drive and I tried to read in the iOS "Books" app with the dots …

They would rather back into a parking spot surrounded by stationary obstacles than back into a parking lot or road which may contain pedestrians or other drivers. I'm not saying _I…

I'm not a WoW player (never had the PC required to play it, until I did, and now I'm busy with other things), and I don't care about Blizzard's rights as IP holder, but what exactl…

Minneapolitan here! Just had to agree that The Current is a treasure. For the benefit of others, you can stream it here, if you're curious: https://www.thecurrent.org/

My friend bought an ODROID and an SD card at the recommendation of some tech YouTuber for Home Assistant. Within 3 years the SD card was dead, and I had to help him re-set-up all o…

The M1 is indeed too good. It seems like the best tool that Apple has to force users to upgrade is ending macOS support on it. I keep telling people that the best laptop value on t…

My two cents: The Keychron Q11 is a decent choice for a split keyboard which also has a traditional layout and therefore doesn't require any learning. If you don't like the distanc…

One of the great injustices of music. As a bass voice, both pop music and theater is _dominated_ by tenors (or maybe they're baritones? The point being that it seems no one wants t…

It cost me over $3000 to be married on my 2024 taxes. I used to be able to declare my house, and my parents' house (I own it). Because of these two things, I have been able to item…

NEETs are, by definition, people who are either unwilling or unable to do anything productive, so I don't think they are a good example. I expect you'd get better results if you in…

The generic, ad-ridden wikis are everywhere, unfortunately, because the terrible service they provide is free. However, there are also lots of passionate people who pay to host the…

> They all end up in town. At the same time. ... Don’t spawn everyone at the same starting point at the same time. I hadn't thought about that. The perspective I am coming from (Ru…

I don't think you're _wrong_ for wanting these things, but I think the largest game developers avoid them and provide more "on-rails" experiences for good reasons. The thing you de…

So, Adam of "AI Village" ordered a fleet of AI bots to do "acts of kindness". And the AIs are basically just a 'loop' where an LLM comes up with a goal and then uses a virtual mach…

Is Spotify "featuring" the AI band clone, or did they just put it on their platform because some opportunist uploaded it to CDBaby / DistroKid / some other music distribution servi…

It’s probably because the “create a Reddit post” form doesn’t require you to even visit the subreddit you are posting to. It DOES show you the rules/sidebar of the subreddit you ar…

I don't think comparing the dating app to a pizza restaurant makes the dating app argument fall apart. The difference is that even a satisfied customer will get hungry again, so it…