CptBluebear's recent activity
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Comment on Is TV advertising still relevant? Does anybody under 60 even watch traditional TV anymore? in ~tv
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
CptBluebear Link ParentIt also doesn't work anywhere that either doesn't have straight roads, proper delineated lanes, or both. I've had a car with lane assist on holiday in the Azores and the car couldn't handle the...It also doesn't work anywhere that either doesn't have straight roads, proper delineated lanes, or both.
I've had a car with lane assist on holiday in the Azores and the car couldn't handle the winding roads and lack of lines. Even though I turned it on only because I wanted to test this theory and already thought it wouldn't work, still a bad idea.
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Comment on US Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentThat's a strong statement that is often proven to be untrue. Surveys on penis size and porn are notoriously difficult because people constantly lie about both. Aside from that, I don't see how...I knew the parents personally and the parents didn’t watch porn.
That's a strong statement that is often proven to be untrue. Surveys on penis size and porn are notoriously difficult because people constantly lie about both.
Aside from that, I don't see how your story relates to a ban and how it will work. It sounds like the parents aren't looking at what the kids are doing online and no porn ban will stop the kids from finding it.
This is a personal parenting problem, not a statewide mandate problem.
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Comment on Germany’s robotic stores must rest on Sundays, too in ~news
CptBluebear Link ParentNo but the 40h work week and the associated weekend definitely do make a valid basis. Salaries are higher for weekend shifts. Smaller shops can't compete with pricing if you have to pay your...No but the 40h work week and the associated weekend definitely do make a valid basis.
Salaries are higher for weekend shifts. Smaller shops can't compete with pricing if you have to pay your workers 200%, and one-man mom and pop shops really can't work 7 days a week. But your Aldi scoffs at both.
I live in the Netherlands where shops can open on Sunday if they want to, and I find myself unreasonably annoyed when I'm in Germany and the shops are closed.
Two things: On the one hand we see in the Netherlands that competition is viable on Sundays too, and on the other hand it makes you expect stores are open forcing smaller shops to compete or die.I feel both sides and I do not know where I stand on this.
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Comment on ‘Escape From Tarkov’ fans are outraged at new $250 pay-to-win edition in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentPresumably retroactively with the way the bundle is worded and any mention of the old benefits have been removed. Admittedly, I do not know this for a fact. I haven't seen confirmation.Presumably retroactively with the way the bundle is worded and any mention of the old benefits have been removed. Admittedly, I do not know this for a fact. I haven't seen confirmation.
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Comment on ‘Escape From Tarkov’ fans are outraged at new $250 pay-to-win edition in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentIt also turns out they've quietly changed the wording of the previous $140 bundle - and took the old page offline stating this - so you will now get fewer benefits than you did previously....It also turns out they've quietly changed the wording of the previous $140 bundle - and took the old page offline stating this - so you will now get fewer benefits than you did previously. Effectively, a bundle you bought a year ago is now worth less.
It's scummy all around. I thought game companies already figured out long ago that blatant pay to win will not be widely accepted.
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Comment on GM ends OnStar driver safety program after privacy complaints in ~transport
CptBluebear Link ParentProbably too quick to see if the consequences are few. They lost a profitable business, they lost trust, they lost an entire method of gathering data, and they haven't even started on the...Probably too quick to see if the consequences are few.
They lost a profitable business, they lost trust, they lost an entire method of gathering data, and they haven't even started on the inevitable lawsuits yet.
This is damage control before the suits become unprofitable to settle.
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Comment on The man who killed Google Search in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentI don't think you're wrong at all. There have been some unfortunate discontinuations of good products, you already mentioned Picasa, though most of them are either bad or didn't get the reach they...I don't think you're wrong at all. There have been some unfortunate discontinuations of good products, you already mentioned Picasa, though most of them are either bad or didn't get the reach they needed.
I'm almost more likely to put it on Google's marketing than anything else.
Any list you'll make for Microsoft or Apple is probably a lot shorter but I get the sense they kill things in their cribs and never let some experiments see the light of day. An internal list would be likely longer. Google just throws out product after product in the hopes something sticks.
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Comment on Towers of silence in ~humanities.history
CptBluebear Link ParentLooking at the transcript I'd say they're being very, very, very clear they do not endorse the content in any way, shape, or form. I think it makes the point clearly that they do not look at the...Looking at the transcript I'd say they're being very, very, very clear they do not endorse the content in any way, shape, or form. I think it makes the point clearly that they do not look at the hate speech from a design perspective, but rather literal in the way the comics were designed and moreover why this uniquely American phenomenon became popular in the spirit of the times. They quite directly acknowledge what they are used for too, outright calling them "dangerous".
Look, I'm not trying to convince you that you are wrong for feeling what you are feeling, but I look at your post and just do not see what you are seeing. If anything, when you so absolutely state that they do not deserve the benefit of the doubt I'm left asking myself if I somehow misunderstood 99pi and how they position themselves towards people.
And after thinking about it all I can conclude is that 99pi deserves better. -
Comment on Towers of silence in ~humanities.history
CptBluebear Link ParentIs he wrong? When looking at it from a design perspective? I feel like this is going nuclear over a small mistake, one that 99pi should be allowed to make with their track record and their...Is he wrong? When looking at it from a design perspective?
I feel like this is going nuclear over a small mistake, one that 99pi should be allowed to make with their track record and their generally favourable disposition towards minorities.
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Comment on How GM tricked millions of drivers into being spied on (including me) (gifted link) in ~transport
CptBluebear Link ParentCall me a cook, but I don't believe it was a software bug at all and it was intentional to have a discrepancy between the app and the website.Call me a cook, but I don't believe it was a software bug at all and it was intentional to have a discrepancy between the app and the website.
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Comment on Steam refund policy update - "Advanced Access" now counts towards refund window in ~games
CptBluebear LinkThat... Sounds reasonable no? "Advanced" access is just paying early (or more) just to start a couple of days before others do, but it's still playing the fully released game. The early access...That... Sounds reasonable no?
"Advanced" access is just paying early (or more) just to start a couple of days before others do, but it's still playing the fully released game.
The early access beholden to the same limits is a bummer though understandable. I'd say that increasing the hours played to four would be reasonable but I can't really make arguments as to why. I suppose it gives more flexibility with testing a game that's unfinished and perhaps prone to crashes..
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentSounds like a great time and I get that not finagling with cables is much better in a group. To me it sounds like your dock indeed has hardware issues, considering mine is very much plug and play....Sounds like a great time and I get that not finagling with cables is much better in a group.
To me it sounds like your dock indeed has hardware issues, considering mine is very much plug and play. Whatever you are having is certainly not the intended behaviour.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentWhat about the Link is better than the dock? I own a Link (still in the box even) but the dock seems to be functioning fine. What does non-functional mean for you?It is perfect for casting a Deck to the TV and works WAY better than the official dock (which legitimately remains non-functional for me).
What about the Link is better than the dock? I own a Link (still in the box even) but the dock seems to be functioning fine. What does non-functional mean for you?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentWith age I've been slowly decreasing how often I play multiplayer games because I thought I was bouncing off of them, with most gaming lobbies being tiresome. Turns out that no, multiplayer isn't...With age I've been slowly decreasing how often I play multiplayer games because I thought I was bouncing off of them, with most gaming lobbies being tiresome. Turns out that no, multiplayer isn't the problem, the PvP mentality is. I like PvP, I just don't like the people playing PvP and Helldivers has been showing me that multiplayer can indeed be good if you remove the PvP aspect entirely.
The way they've created a community through an "us versus them" really works when "them" is the non-human enemy.
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Comment on Instagram's Nudify [non-consensual fake nude photo generator] ads in ~tech
CptBluebear LinkNow this is problematic. You won't stop someone from running a local version of stable diffusion and letting their degenerate flag fly, but there's a good reason to stop purposeful sharing of deep...Now this is problematic. You won't stop someone from running a local version of stable diffusion and letting their degenerate flag fly, but there's a good reason to stop purposeful sharing of deep fakes (or in this case, a nude mod) of existing people. If people do this in their hidey hole and keep the picture to themselves I don't see how you can enforce it anyway, so it'll happen regardless and it's a waste of time to worry about it too much. The problem mainly starts when you share these pictures online.
There's a bunch of countries that have or have started to outlaw the sharing of non consensual deep fakes, so I wonder how much this app is going to take hold there. My guess is that it's going to be shut down rather quickly if it even launched at all in these countries.
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Comment on Is Tildes failing to thrive? in ~tildes
CptBluebear Link ParentYou can effectively censor through downvotes on Reddit, leading to those communities that become frustrating to navigate and hostile to anyone new. I do see a bit of the "vote to agree" here too...You can effectively censor through downvotes on Reddit, leading to those communities that become frustrating to navigate and hostile to anyone new.
I do see a bit of the "vote to agree" here too making me believe it's simply human nature to vote more on what resonates rather than on what contributes, but Tildes doesn't let votes steer the conversation by weighing votes through tags. It's simple but clever. Though the exemplary tag is dangerous with a very large site, where it could be used to steer certain ideologies to the top of the chain.
Being smaller helps. Even so, a little more speed and a couple of different topics would be welcome.
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Comment on China is battening down for the gathering storm over Taiwan in ~misc
CptBluebear Link ParentTurns out that human lives are still irrelevant and nothing changed. What did change is that external pressure is seemingly not enough to deter land grabs anymore. It's not a matter of if, but...Turns out that human lives are still irrelevant and nothing changed. What did change is that external pressure is seemingly not enough to deter land grabs anymore.
It's not a matter of if, but when.
One big difference between Ukraine and Taiwan is that the US actually voiced their support for Taiwan and has troops/navy stationed there. Whether or not this is just for the defense of chip production is irrelevant.
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Comment on Super Mario 64's invisible walls explained once and for all in ~games
CptBluebear LinkThis is the guy that made the video about parallel universes, which was a great video about the layers within the game and how to manipulate movement within Super Mario 64. Highly recommend it, it...This is the guy that made the video about parallel universes, which was a great video about the layers within the game and how to manipulate movement within Super Mario 64. Highly recommend it, it was memed to hell and back for a reason.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
CptBluebear (edited )LinkNew season, new anime! I figured I'd look up some unmissables for the Spring season and ended up just now watching the first episode of Train to the End of the World (Shuumatsu Train Doko E Iku?)...New season, new anime! I figured I'd look up some unmissables for the Spring season and ended up just now watching the first episode of Train to the End of the World (Shuumatsu Train Doko E Iku?) and it's a wild ride from start to finish. I'm super curious to see where this ends up.
The art style is vibrant, colourful, and at times very peculiar.
Voice acting has been good so far as well, with no awkward anime-isms or pacing problems, and instead sounding like a more modern way of pacing conversation in media (which Japanese media seriously lagged in, anime and games both).
The jokes are landing well with me because they're very matter of fact stated nonsense, like someone straight up saying he can't come along for the adventure "because reasons" in order not to dwell on why four young kids are going on a very dangerous ride, but I'm appreciative of the way such jokes are timed.
So far, just one episode in, I'm along for the ride to the end of the world.
Long story short, I just bought a new internet package that included TV. The sole reason I got TV is because it extended the "pay only xyz amount for the first 6 months" to 12 months, offsetting the cost I'd be making in year 2 at which point I can cancel it.
I haven't had tv in years otherwise.