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  1. Comment on Ukrainians contemplate the once unthinkable: Losing the war with Russia in ~misc

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    Adding all of Europe together to surpass the US has the exact same feeling as using % of GDP to surpass the US.

    Adding all of Europe together to surpass the US has the exact same feeling as using % of GDP to surpass the US.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Ukrainians contemplate the once unthinkable: Losing the war with Russia in ~misc

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    Except per capita doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if Estonia contributes 100% of its GDP, it still isn't doing as much as a larger country. Estonia not being physically able to support more...

    Except per capita doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if Estonia contributes 100% of its GDP, it still isn't doing as much as a larger country. Estonia not being physically able to support more isn't important.

    What matters is equipment and weaponry on the ground in Ukraine, and yes the US provided more. The only reason people want to use % of GDP is to try and "level the playing field" in who provided the most aid. Except it isn't a competition, it's a fight for people's lives and their homes. I don't care if doing it as a % of GDP makes Estonia feel better about themselves because I don't care about how Estonia feels about themselves, I care about Ukraine having the equipment needed to defend themselves.

    8 votes

  3. Comment on Ukrainians contemplate the once unthinkable: Losing the war with Russia in ~misc

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    I remember on reddit a few months into the whole thing Europeans on the Ukraine sub were telling everyone to not post raw $ amounts sent in aid and to express it as a % of GDP because the US was...

    I remember on reddit a few months into the whole thing Europeans on the Ukraine sub were telling everyone to not post raw $ amounts sent in aid and to express it as a % of GDP because the US was always above everyone else when you did it by raw $ amount.

    Western Europe, in my eyes at least, both wants the US to foot the war bill but also look like they're the ones doing the most (without actually doing the most).

    20 votes

  4. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Kenshi is an amazing game. I've got a decent chunk of time in it, although most of that was spent dying, resetting, and trying again. I don't think I would call it a janky RimWorld though. It has...

    Kenshi is an amazing game. I've got a decent chunk of time in it, although most of that was spent dying, resetting, and trying again. I don't think I would call it a janky RimWorld though. It has similarities but over all I think it's a very unique game.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Swedish company Scout Park has launched a mobile app where you can tip off wrongly parked cars to traffic wardens to earn money in ~transport

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    It's honestly a little scary to me how positive the other comments here are about this. The headline alone set off alarm bells in my head for similar reasons that you said.

    It's honestly a little scary to me how positive the other comments here are about this. The headline alone set off alarm bells in my head for similar reasons that you said.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on Norwegian bridge collapsed ten years after it was built – all because designers focused too much on making it look good in ~engineering

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    If that's what it takes to build an aesthetic bridge I guess I'm moving to Norway to design bridges

    If that's what it takes to build an aesthetic bridge I guess I'm moving to Norway to design bridges

    9 votes

  7. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    Ah I understand. In that case I actually agree with you.

    Ah I understand. In that case I actually agree with you.

  8. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    That doesn't matter. You trust INCA to not add malicious code to their anticheat for whatever reason. You don't trust Riot to not add malicious core to their anticheat for whatever reason. Why?...

    That doesn't matter. You trust INCA to not add malicious code to their anticheat for whatever reason. You don't trust Riot to not add malicious core to their anticheat for whatever reason.

    Why? What makes INCA more trustworthy in your eyes than Riot?

    Just because there is an extra company between you and INCA is not a reason to trust them more. They are just as capable of adding malicious code to their anticheat as Riot is. You have absolutely no guarantee that Arrowhead or whatever other company between you and INCA won't be in on it with INCA either.

    If you trust nProtect but don't trust Vanguard you are being inconsistent. Both are kernel level anticheats and both are just as likely to be malicious.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    So what about that makes it more likely that Riot adds malicious code to Vanguard than INCA adding malicious code to nProtect?

    So what about that makes it more likely that Riot adds malicious code to Vanguard than INCA adding malicious code to nProtect?

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    Why would Vanguard being in house make it easier for a malicious shift? What specifically about Riot makes them more likely to push a malicious patch to Vanguard than INCA Internet pushing a...

    Why would Vanguard being in house make it easier for a malicious shift? What specifically about Riot makes them more likely to push a malicious patch to Vanguard than INCA Internet pushing a malicious patch to nProtect?

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    I would just like to note for anybody in the future who reads this, Vanguard is not the only kernel level anticheat. Easy Anti Cheat and BattlEye are both kernel level as well and are extremely...

    I would just like to note for anybody in the future who reads this, Vanguard is not the only kernel level anticheat. Easy Anti Cheat and BattlEye are both kernel level as well and are extremely common among games. Some less common ones include nProtect GameGuard, PunkBuster, XIGNCODE3, and Ricochet. People who complain about Vanguard being kernel level but don't complain about the multitude of others are uninformed about anti cheat software. All of them theoretically have the same permissions if I remember correctly.

    The big difference with Vanguard is that it runs at startup and stays on even while Valorant (and now League) is closed. The main problems with it from what I remember is that it (used to?) flag legitimate drivers on accident.

    13 votes

  12. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    For a noob friendly district, it doesn't get much better than Linux Mint. Should be very familiar to Windows users and easy to use. For a gaming desktop, honestly I don't think it matters too much...

    For a noob friendly district, it doesn't get much better than Linux Mint. Should be very familiar to Windows users and easy to use.

    For a gaming desktop, honestly I don't think it matters too much so long as you don't pick a specialized distro. Could honestly just use Mint as well, since it'll be easy.

    46 votes

  13. Comment on ‘Matrix 5’ in the works with Drew Goddard as director, Lana Wachowski as executive producer in ~movies

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    I didn't watch 4 (I didn't even know it existed actually), but I think people take their movies/tv shows/books/whatever entertainment too seriously sometimes. Something can have bad writing, bad...

    I didn't watch 4 (I didn't even know it existed actually), but I think people take their movies/tv shows/books/whatever entertainment too seriously sometimes. Something can have bad writing, bad acting, and a bad plot and still be enjoyable to watch.

    I've watched quite a fair share of bad media that I enjoyed because I could laugh, or just sit back and turn my brain off for an hour or two. Not everything needs to be a thought provoking story. Sometimes I just want to see good guys shoot at bad guys.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    If I remember correctly Revolt lacks voice chat, or at least easy to use voice chat. In fairness though, everything besides Discord lacks easy to use voice chat.

    If I remember correctly Revolt lacks voice chat, or at least easy to use voice chat. In fairness though, everything besides Discord lacks easy to use voice chat.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Florida latest to restrict social media for kids as legal battle looms in ~tech

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    Don't most social media already not allow children 13 and younger? I know that that isn't exactly enforced, but this mostly seems like codifying already existing policy into law (not that that is...

    prohibit children 13 and younger from creating social media profiles

    Don't most social media already not allow children 13 and younger? I know that that isn't exactly enforced, but this mostly seems like codifying already existing policy into law (not that that is necessarily a good thing).

    I'm somewhat torn on these laws, as I understand the downsides of social media in children/teens, but I'm also rather concerned about the privacy implications of websites needing to confirm your age. It's a much tougher issue to figure out where I stand on it than I would expect.

    8 votes

  16. Comment on Is there interest in a board game-focused Discord server? in ~games.tabletop

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    I'll join the Discord later, but I'm a fairly experienced Storyteller (I'm an OG backer of the game and have probably around 60 games ran under my belt and a large number of hours watching other...

    I'll join the Discord later, but I'm a fairly experienced Storyteller (I'm an OG backer of the game and have probably around 60 games ran under my belt and a large number of hours watching other games) and I'd consider restarting my subscription if we needed another one.

    For anyone who doesn't know, Blood on the Clocktower is a social deduction game, like Werewolf/Mafia, but on steroids. Everyone has a unique role, and player elimination isn't as big of a thing as you continue participating even after you die (some of the roles even want to die early!). I highly recommend it.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on What are some cheaper alternatives to Grammarly that are equally as good? in ~tech

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    You probably don't really need Grammarly. Since English isn't your first language, you probably learned to write it the "correct" way rather than relying on slang/shorthand (which is how native...

    You probably don't really need Grammarly. Since English isn't your first language, you probably learned to write it the "correct" way rather than relying on slang/shorthand (which is how native speakers tend to write).

    If the reason you need to write English more is because you're traveling, you'll probably be fine. If you do need your writing to be more proper, then the free Grammarly tier you've been using is probably fine.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Rooster Teeth is shutting down after twenty-one years in ~games

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    It was the verge I'm pretty sure. Crunchyroll is the most likely candidate since they've already got RWBY on their site and have been working with RT for awhile now.

    It was the verge I'm pretty sure. Crunchyroll is the most likely candidate since they've already got RWBY on their site and have been working with RT for awhile now.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Rooster Teeth is shutting down after twenty-one years in ~games

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    If I remember right Warner is looking to sell the rights to RWBY and a few other Rooster Teeth IPs. So RWBY at the very least probably isn't done.

    If I remember right Warner is looking to sell the rights to RWBY and a few other Rooster Teeth IPs. So RWBY at the very least probably isn't done.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Disney has “killed a few projects” amid studio overhaul, says Bob Iger; “We’ve not been that public about it” in ~movies

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    I didn't know about this but wow am I glad the guy responsible for just reusing old IPs is gone. Don't get me wrong I love old Disney movies like Mulan, but I hate nostalgia baiting. I'd much...

    I didn't know about this but wow am I glad the guy responsible for just reusing old IPs is gone. Don't get me wrong I love old Disney movies like Mulan, but I hate nostalgia baiting. I'd much rather Disney make new things that I can eventually look back on fondly like I do their older works.

    14 votes