Tiraon's recent activity
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
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Comment on I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentI said it a few times but the main areas anyone should focus on and have at least a minimal inderstanding in are politics, technology, health and education. This does not have to be a deep...I said it a few times but the main areas anyone should focus on and have at least a minimal inderstanding in are politics, technology, health and education.
This does not have to be a deep understanding but the equivalent of looking up candidates, parties and agendas and going to the election.
I do not argue for caring about sw configurability but a minimal interest in the massively important aspect underlying modern society.
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Comment on I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentThat's actually a reasonable response. It doesn't mean we should not try, more.That's actually a reasonable response. It doesn't mean we should not try, more.
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Comment on I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentAnd how did we get here? We live, presumably depending on location, in a democracy, that means doing your part and caring about wide reaching issues. Politics is first then we have technology,...figuring out how to continue to put food on the table, and trying to figure out what they will do if they are part of the next round of layoffs, and driving their kids to school and extracurriculars, and everything else that they have to do.
And how did we get here? We live, presumably depending on location, in a democracy, that means doing your part and caring about wide reaching issues.
Politics is first then we have technology, education, health as issues that anyone should have minimal interest in.
I am as busy as anyone and I can care, why others cannot?
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Comment on I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentPretty much any time I post something adjacent to this I get response along these lines which is highly upvoted. The questions really are why people do no not care about something that has large...Pretty much any time I post something adjacent to this I get response along these lines which is highly upvoted.
The questions really are
- why people do no not care about something that has large direct and indirect effects on their life
- what would society look like if they did care
- should they care
- would it materially improve they life if they did care, now or a decade from now
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I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool
Both sw and hw. SW is usually hard to use, offering no meaningful settings or making them hard to get to with meaningful QoL features simply absent. Search in any kind of mainstream product is an...
Both sw and hw.
SW is usually hard to use, offering no meaningful settings or making them hard to get to with meaningful QoL features simply absent. Search in any kind of mainstream product is an absolutely excellent example.
If someone does need something other than the default workflow or encounters any error then that is too bad for them.
For a lot of hw products there is little to no meaningful choice alongside absent repair options. The best example is probably smartphones which are excessively thin bricks with a charging port, camera bump, sealed in battery and hard to impossible to change os.
Features decreasing longevity and contributing to waste(plug in for global warming) are simply accepted and even welcomed by end users for bizzare reasons.
For now there are still workarounds depending on how much effort you want to expend with that effort sometimes being truly excessive.
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Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games
Tiraon LinkWell since this was moved here I'll add my thoughts I didn't feel were good fit under tech. I only care because the manner this was bypassed in is interesting and it may cause lesser use of...Well since this was moved here I'll add my thoughts I didn't feel were good fit under tech.
I only care because the manner this was bypassed in is interesting and it may cause lesser use of restrictive DRM. Probably not though.
As far as I'm concerned Denuvo using games, or third party account required games or other restrictive DRM scheme using games might as well not exists on PC. Steam is about as much as I'll tolerate nowadays. Paying for a product and then being subjected to massive restrictions on its use alongside data collection doesn't particularly appeal to me and games are not essential services where I absolutely need them, nevermind there being a large indie scene.
There are a few games I would have really like to play or replay that I won't get to because of this and that's sad but fine.
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Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games
Tiraon LinkI am actually not sure whether this is better suited to ~tech or ~games. It is a blend of the two so It is not straightforward. I chose ~tech due to the method of bypass and its implications but...I am actually not sure whether this is better suited to ~tech or ~games. It is a blend of the two so It is not straightforward. I chose ~tech due to the method of bypass and its implications but if people feel it would be better in ~games then I have no objections.
This actually pretty well illustrates several points about hw ownership, effective sw ownership, DRM measures and mainly AAA game markets.
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Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass
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Comment on Nvidia CEO declares AI could start, grow, and run a successful technology company worth more than a billion dollars—excerpt from Lex Fridman Podcast in ~tech
Tiraon LinkArtificial general intelligence is what that suggests and is in an entirely different class than the current LLMs. Not really watched this yet but 'we achieved AGI' is an extraordinary claim that...Artificial general intelligence is what that suggests and is in an entirely different class than the current LLMs. Not really watched this yet but 'we achieved AGI' is an extraordinary claim that needs extraordinary evidence. It is on the level of cold fusion or room temperature standard pressure superconductor.
Without that evidence I am more likely to believe we will see redefinition of AGI similarly to what marketing did to AI.
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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentIt is all about priorities. Multi boot is possible, using a vm is possible, even using two computers is also possible and not that expensive buying a used bussiness laptop. I am also not sure how...It is all about priorities. Multi boot is possible, using a vm is possible, even using two computers is also possible and not that expensive buying a used bussiness laptop.
I am also not sure how many people use their home computers profesionally instead of having a dedicated work device. And while a lot of people use mostly phones for everything, any desktop is an incredible quality of life jump.
I don't think MS is going to pivot at this point. It is all about priorities.
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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentI don't think ability is as much of an issue here as the willingness. Instalation of an OS is simply not very complicated and can be done by following simple and straightforward guides. It can be...I don't think ability is as much of an issue here as the willingness.
Instalation of an OS is simply not very complicated and can be done by following simple and straightforward guides. It can be scary to someone who has never done that before, I know it was for me, but nowadays the actual instalation is easy. -
Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
Tiraon Link ParentNot many home users are actually forced into using Windows. There are workloads where Windows is defacto neccessary but these are specific. In my opninion it is more a question of priorities and...Not many home users are actually forced into using Windows. There are workloads where Windows is defacto neccessary but these are specific. In my opninion it is more a question of priorities and cultural inertia.
A random person that wants to stop using Windows can do so easily. It would take a weekend as a stretch and willingness to learn
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
Tiraon LinkThis is probably as good as could have been expected given the direction Android is being steered in. Given a few constraints that are not met I would even be fine with this. Such as not being...This is probably as good as could have been expected given the direction Android is being steered in.
Given a few constraints that are not met I would even be fine with this.
Such as not being introduced and controlled by for profit entity for transparently self serving reasons o a standard ability to reinstall the os of the phone completely.
It still leaves the issue of developer registration too.
There are two reasons things are done for that should be examined closely. For the children and for security.
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Comment on Hackers expose the massive surveillance stack hiding inside your “age verification” check in ~tech
Tiraon LinkIf we are talking about protecting children and making sure they are not exposed to harmful content my naive approach to that would be expanded social security net, increasing funding for...If we are talking about protecting children and making sure they are not exposed to harmful content my naive approach to that would be expanded social security net, increasing funding for education and reforming the education system as the start.
Less overworked and hopeless parents are better able to engage with their kids. Someone in the habit of critical thought is better able to decide for themselves if something would be harmful to them. I am not a politician though.
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Comment on Hisense TVs show ads during normal operation in ~tech
Tiraon LinkI just want a high quality panel with inputs and a remote. I am willing to pay what it would cost to make plus a reasonable margin but apparently that is not getting made anymore. Just smart tvs....I just want a high quality panel with inputs and a remote. I am willing to pay what it would cost to make plus a reasonable margin but apparently that is not getting made anymore. Just smart tvs.
Alternatives are rare with various dowsides. Commercial panels are primarily a b2b product with different requirements that is priced appropriately, computer monitors have a different use case and only few dumb tv models are being made.
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Hisense TVs show ads during normal operation
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Tiraon LinkMidnight Suns - I heard good things about it among the bad so I decided to get it on sale despite not being something I would usually consider. It was both better than I expected and about as...Midnight Suns - I heard good things about it among the bad so I decided to get it on sale despite not being something I would usually consider. It was both better than I expected and about as expected in different aspects.
The actual card game is good. It is varied in heroes, their abilities and synergies. The addition of positioning and enviromental attacks also adds another interesting aspect.
There are two other gameplay aspects of exploring the small open world and interacting with the heroes.
The problems I had with it can be grouped in three categories - technical, structural and gameplay.
Technical
On playstation I did not have all that much bugs but I was apparently lucky and those I did have were major ones. It is also the only game that I had crash on PS. To be fair it was only one time but it is apparently a lot worse on pc.
Years after release there are known problems ranging from annoying to game breaking that you need to be aware of while playing the game. They also introduced major problem in later update and simply never fixed it.Structural
Paid currency for cosmetics. Season pass, though now it is more of dlc bundle as the game is finished.
Denuvo is the reason I got this on playstation. Which I have in part for games I don't want on my pc but still want to play for some reason. I am neither interested in restrictive drm, launchers or third party accounts and keeping that contained to a dedicated box is a compromise. Steam is bad enough but at least it provides added value on top of being drm client lacking basic configurability.Gameplay
While the core gameplay is actually good they decided to go for large respawns and level scaling. Level scaling basically negates any point in leveling characters and it may as well have been left out entirely and create a better game for it. While increasing the challenge with the level is not inherently bad, doing it with numbers go up is possibly the worst and least interesting way.
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
Tiraon LinkIt simply seems a small part of effects of profit and data driven development and overall abysmal computer literacy rates. Basically any mainstream sw will assume what the users actually want and...It simply seems a small part of effects of profit and data driven development and overall abysmal computer literacy rates.
Basically any mainstream sw will assume what the users actually want and ignore the input to the contrary while not exposing any settings to change this behaviour.
It is best visible on search engines which do not even pretend to return useful accurate results anymore or on social media serving their content in how they decide, ignoring user preference altogether.
I raised topics advocating for more computer literacy and even on Tildes I get at best mixed reactions.
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EU says TikTok faces large fine over "addictive design"
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I posted my thoughts on technology and general relationship of people to technology a few times.
This is simply one of the many things that is possible by, among other things, people simply not caring. Not to say it is the cause but it could have been something preventing moves such as this.