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Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech
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Comment on Chat Control 2.0 Trilogue update: No mass scanning deal for now in ~society
Tiraon LinkNow, emphasis mine. Hi, I'm back. Again. Apparently there was a vote on a Chat control 2.0 on Tuesday. It failed and the next one is in a few weeks. This is a proposal for a mass, indiscriminate,...Now, emphasis mine.
Hi, I'm back. Again.
Apparently there was a vote on a Chat control 2.0 on Tuesday. It failed and the next one is in a few weeks.
This is a proposal for a mass, indiscriminate, permanent scanning of private stuff, just stuff.
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Chat Control 2.0 Trilogue update: No mass scanning deal for now
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Comment on Interview: Firefox’s chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentMy read is different. People do not care about digital privacy because they do not understand the harms or implications because a massive spending to pave them over and hide them. That does not...My read is different. People do not care about digital privacy because they do not understand the harms or implications because a massive spending to pave them over and hide them. That does not mean trying to preserve online privacy is irrelevant.
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Comment on Interview: Firefox’s chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome in ~tech
Tiraon LinkI considered myself a core firefox user for decade/s but they entirely lost me in recent years. I still mainly use forks of firefox though due mainly to manifest v2. It is not as bad as chrome but...I considered myself a core firefox user for decade/s but they entirely lost me in recent years. I still mainly use forks of firefox though due mainly to manifest v2.
It is not as bad as chrome but it is maybe five years behind it at best. I wish they would focus on making solid browser as a tool instead of chasing after chrome and being perpetually behind.
If it gets them more users I will consider this a good thing simply on the strength of google having less of a monopoly.
Why is it not enough to create a solid software and instead everyone has to throw garbage at the wall regularly to see what sticks? I know why, it was a rhetorical question.
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Interview: Firefox’s chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Tiraon LinkParaWorld it is an old strategy game taking place in a paralel world with dinosaurs. There are different factions with meaningfully different mechanics the player plays as at different points of...ParaWorld it is an old strategy game taking place in a paralel world with dinosaurs.
There are different factions with meaningfully different mechanics the player plays as at different points of the campaign.
A mechanic I personally didn't see elsewhere is that there can only be a limited number of units of a tier with different units having different base tier and it being possible to upgrade units.
Next I may try the mod expansion.
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Comment on What is your dream game? in ~games
Tiraon (edited )LinkThere are multiple possible ones but here I'll go with a postapocalyptic base management, scavenging game that is focused on rebuilding. Possibly larger in scope, possibly smaller. Something...There are multiple possible ones but here I'll go with a postapocalyptic base management, scavenging game that is focused on rebuilding. Possibly larger in scope, possibly smaller.
Something similar to Dead State in some ways but larger, less buggy, less grindy and focused on said rebuilding.
Generally I would also like to see llms integrated into npc behaviours. That is one use case where nondeterminism and inaccuracy does not really matter that much.
They are absolutely not on a level to drive the game but constrained small talk or combat and noncombat routine behaviour should be possible.
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Comment on How mods changed video games forever in ~games
Tiraon LinkPersonally I don't feel obliged to play the game the developer's way, especially for the 'the one true way to play' games. There are a lot of games where they have an interesting idea but choose...Personally I don't feel obliged to play the game the developer's way, especially for the 'the one true way to play' games.
There are a lot of games where they have an interesting idea but choose to add some obnoxious anti feature such as grinding or save restrictions. Removing that is one type of modding. For me the difference between spending several hours grinding and just adding the whatever is not a feeling of acomplishment but several hours of doing menial labour.
Then we have content or game mechanics mods that can change the way the game feels but do not specifically remove or bypass some the game design.
And finally the mods that simply use the base game as a foundation to do their own thing. Mods for Legend of Grimrock 2 are a good example, with several being larger and more complex than the base game.
All are wonderfull.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentI mean they aren't a search company, they are an advertising company whose main way to insert ads masquarades as a search engine. Going by the demonstrated quality I don't believe search was...I mean they aren't a search company, they are an advertising company whose main way to insert ads masquarades as a search engine.
Going by the demonstrated quality I don't believe search was actually important to them after something like 2012-2015.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentWe have had flying cars for a good long while now. They are simply neither economical, efficient or practical for purposes cars are now used for.We have had flying cars for a good long while now. They are simply neither economical, efficient or practical for purposes cars are now used for.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentI've yet to personally see a device where the ToS was transparently presented at point of sale as part of the contract. That should make it automatically void. If agreed to after under any but...I've yet to personally see a device where the ToS was transparently presented at point of sale as part of the contract. That should make it automatically void. If agreed to after under any but transparent opt in conditions it should be void too. And even then rendering functions not related to agreed to service nonfuctional should have liability regardless.
Legally, who knows but not many people have the means to sue something that size.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentThe thing is the update wasn't passive in any way. The company made it, presumably tested it or not and sent it out. That it is not physical gives it just enough ambiguity to not be covered by the...The thing is the update wasn't passive in any way. The company made it, presumably tested it or not and sent it out.
That it is not physical gives it just enough ambiguity to not be covered by the precedents a physical action would be. This is being exploited to truly astonishing levels everywhere these past decades.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Tiraon LinkLogically and morally the company is liable for full cost of replacing the food plus reasonable damages. Legally probably not and even if it was, the cost is likely not worth suing over. There is...Logically and morally the company is liable for full cost of replacing the food plus reasonable damages. Legally probably not and even if it was, the cost is likely not worth suing over.
There is really no physical equivalent but the closest would be a technician coming over to make the fridge better as the only stated reason and the fridge breaking after he left.
Realistically this is to be expected with a "smart" thing and will keep happening until it is cheaper for the company to not have it happen. Or until enough people realize the problematic elements of having your property remotely controlled by some random party and refuse to purchase this.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Tiraon Link ParentI agree on the gameplay which is very solid. Not entirely perfect for me but far enough from souls likes to enjoy it on easy. The fanservice probably drew lot of people in and the game is good...I agree on the gameplay which is very solid. Not entirely perfect for me but far enough from souls likes to enjoy it on easy.
The fanservice probably drew lot of people in and the game is good enough to honestly say that it is more than the presentation. Sex sells and enough teasing does too, though if they added it in anyway they could have integrated it better into the game world as currently it sticks out a lot in contrast.
I can't comment on the mods as I have it on PS5 and have no interest to neither pay twice for the exact same thing nor put Denuvo on my computer.
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Comment on There's a new "Google Jail" for independent wikis in ~tech
Tiraon LinkSeems just like another way they are using their marketshare to kill the useful internet. I have seen SEO low quality sites used as explanation for poor quality results but the results are not...Seems just like another way they are using their marketshare to kill the useful internet.
I have seen SEO low quality sites used as explanation for poor quality results but the results are not simply low quality. They are low quality results with nearly no relevance to what I am searching for. Searching for anything slightly specific, technical or sounding too similar to some random mainstream term I am ready to throw my computer out the nearest window in less than five minutes of wading through random slop.
I remain unconvinced that with their reach and expertise they could not solve this properly if they wanted, but that is not the business they are in.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Tiraon LinkI wouldn't go as far as to call chromebooks and now this a trash but it is a very poor value for personal usage when opportunity cost is factored in. Even taking cheapest chromebooks available it...I wouldn't go as far as to call chromebooks and now this a trash but it is a very poor value for personal usage when opportunity cost is factored in.
Even taking cheapest chromebooks available it is possible to buy used business class latop for that price, put a Linux on it and have better experience and more options.
The problem is the os which is even worse than Windows.
Personally I would actually like phone laptop integration or even convergence mode on a phone. Hardware wise phones are good enough for anything except specialized workflows. But the first needed step would be solid os for them which does not exist.
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Comment on A college girl was exploited on camera. A network of anonymous men got to work. in ~tech
Tiraon LinkWhat I don't see discused is the reaction of a large fragment of the wider society. The story would be bad enough even without that but getting harrased by random people both online and in the...What I don't see discused is the reaction of a large fragment of the wider society. The story would be bad enough even without that but getting harrased by random people both online and in the real world, fears of getting an employment?
What, why? I mean I know why, but why?
It seems just an expression of double standards and the wider attitudes about sexuality which are frankly baffling. It is simply one of the basic human needs.
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Comment on AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack in ~society
Tiraon LinkAI tools are neither deterministic nor reliable. That is a fact of the technology that may be mitigated but not avoided. Using them for any sensitive workflow has to be aware of this and...AI tools are neither deterministic nor reliable. That is a fact of the technology that may be mitigated but not avoided.
Using them for any sensitive workflow has to be aware of this and independently confirm it is actually correct.
When a lawyer misfiles a case using ai tools without checking that is mainly their problem. This had the potential to be everyone's problem.
The framing that ai hallucinates also puts too much focus on ai.
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Comment on Babylon 5 - Season 1 discussion and check-in in ~tv
Tiraon LinkMaybe I missed something in the decades but I wasn't able to watch this since a long while ago. But it is one of the best scifi series due to foresight and continuity, even if the later season...Maybe I missed something in the decades but I wasn't able to watch this since a long while ago. But it is one of the best scifi series due to foresight and continuity, even if the later season suffered due to network reasons.
Offtopic but I want to say my appreciation by randomly region locking stuff for no logical reason(I don't consider copyright to behave logically in >99% cases). Also I really like the cluttered interface that does not show any relevant information.
I consider reducing usage to be more potent by far. Some of these platforms are defacto neccessary, yes, but it's possible to get rid of a lot of them. And if its not then it is always possible to reduce usage.