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  1. Comment on What video game mods do you play, or have played in the past? in ~games

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    I've probably put more hours into EU4 playing Anbennar than I have into the base game. Every new release results in me sinking 5-10hrs back into it. The depth and the world building are fantastic.

    I've probably put more hours into EU4 playing Anbennar than I have into the base game. Every new release results in me sinking 5-10hrs back into it. The depth and the world building are fantastic.

    1 vote
  2. Comment on a/s/l? Tildes user survey question. in ~tildes

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    This is a tangent but it would be nice if these sorts of posts were only visible to logged in users to prevent bots from scraping information in a trivial way.

    This is a tangent but it would be nice if these sorts of posts were only visible to logged in users to prevent bots from scraping information in a trivial way.

    12 votes
  3. Comment on What’s inside a manhole? in ~engineering

  4. Comment on To those who have been trying out Kagi: what do you think of it? in ~tech

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    I use it. I am happy with it. I found DuckDuckGo and Brave Search generally be worse compared to Google, but Kagi is pretty comparable (and sometimes better) compared to Google. Paying the money...

    I use it. I am happy with it. I found DuckDuckGo and Brave Search generally be worse compared to Google, but Kagi is pretty comparable (and sometimes better) compared to Google. Paying the money is worth it to not use another Google service.

    1 vote
  5. Comment on Bluesky advertises itself as an open network, they say people won't lose followers or their identity, they advertise themselves as a protocol ("atproto"). These three claims are false. in ~tech

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    Honestly is it that big of a deal if these platforms corrupt themselves and die? It happens often enough and we get to experience the rise and fall of a new social media platform. It's fun for...

    Honestly is it that big of a deal if these platforms corrupt themselves and die? It happens often enough and we get to experience the rise and fall of a new social media platform. It's fun for awhile, then it gets worse, then it dies.

  6. Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk

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    Not all Bobs had to deal with that stuff!

    Not all Bobs had to deal with that stuff!

    2 votes
  7. Comment on What fictional world would you live in, if you could pick any one? in ~talk

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    The Bobiverse, ideally as a Bob (or equivalent). The idea that I could just explore space and build what I need sounds pretty fun.

    The Bobiverse, ideally as a Bob (or equivalent). The idea that I could just explore space and build what I need sounds pretty fun.

    7 votes
  8. Comment on I hate 2FA in ~tech

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    I think the issue is that MFA/2FA is used too often as a binary secure/not secure switch. Some applications have you provide MFA and then don't again for a period of time unless something about...

    I think the issue is that MFA/2FA is used too often as a binary secure/not secure switch. Some applications have you provide MFA and then don't again for a period of time unless something about the session changes dramatically. That's way less irritating. If I've used my MFA, username, and password with the exact same IP address and browser user agent in the last 24hrs - maybe require password but not MFA for awhile?

  9. Comment on Supreme Court seems ready to back Texas law limiting access to pornography (gifted link) in ~tech

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    I don't think this is entirely accurate. Part of this is a matter of effort and cost. Could the IP address be used to locate a specific person? Probably. Is it trivial to do so? Not necessarily....

    I don't think this is entirely accurate. Part of this is a matter of effort and cost. Could the IP address be used to locate a specific person? Probably.

    Is it trivial to do so? Not necessarily.

    Does the ISP provide dynamic IP addresses? How long ago was the event you are "tracking"? How long does the ISP keep logs? Does the site itself keep logs? Is the IP address behind a NAT or shared across a large number of users? If it's a single family home that the IP address is tied to, who lives in that home? Do guests use the wifi? Did they use a VPN/Proxy? Do they have malware installed that used them as a VPN/Proxy? Was it "public wifi" ?

    All of this takes effort, investigation, and money.

    Finding the right balance for freedom/privacy and security is tough. If you make something absolutely trivial and cheap to track down, it will be abused.

    4 votes
  10. Comment on Matt Mullenweg deactivates WordPress accounts of contributors planning a fork in ~tech

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    What this comes down to for me is: Are WP Engine violating the license provided with the WordPress source code? If no, then Matt is completely in the wrong here. If yes, then this should be a...

    What this comes down to for me is: Are WP Engine violating the license provided with the WordPress source code?

    If no, then Matt is completely in the wrong here.

    If yes, then this should be a lawsuit - not temper tantrums, bans, and public rants. So Matt is still in the wrong.

    When you release software with an open source license (permissive or otherwise) you always run the risk that someone will come along and "do it better". If you want to have a little fiefdom and ultimate control over the source code then don't make it open source, or release it with a more restrictive license such as GPLv3 or AGPL.

    It doesn't really matter if WP Engine is "helping the community" or not. Arguably Matt has done more damage to the community in the last year compared to WP Engine.

    Forking an open source project should generally be considered a good thing and intended behavior. It's a significant part of the reason for open source software.

    9 votes
  11. Comment on What are your favourite TV shows of all time? in ~tv

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    Stargate (pretty much all of them) Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Stargate (pretty much all of them)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    5 votes
  12. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    I think that falls more into the "all in" category. I find that attitude generally leads to counter productive behaviors. Meetings should generate artifacts that live in a more permanent place...

    I think that falls more into the "all in" category. I find that attitude generally leads to counter productive behaviors. Meetings should generate artifacts that live in a more permanent place with better discoverability (Confluence, Jira, etc..). I think messaging and meetings should generally be regarded as ephemeral / temporary.

    1 vote
  13. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    In my opinion there are only two reasons companies use Microsoft Teams: They are all in on Microsoft and only use Windows, so it's easier from an IT/Management perspective It's bundled with O365...

    In my opinion there are only two reasons companies use Microsoft Teams:

    • They are all in on Microsoft and only use Windows, so it's easier from an IT/Management perspective
    • It's bundled with O365 and essentially 'free'

    Pretty much every competitor to Teams is simply better on anything besides price.

    8 votes
  14. Comment on What long book series is worth its page count? in ~books

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    The Black Company by Glen Cook.

    The Black Company by Glen Cook.

    5 votes
  15. Comment on Tom Merritt's opinion on if Mozilla should join Chromium in ~tech

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    A lot of this is also true for Internet Explorer historically. It’s gone now.

    A lot of this is also true for Internet Explorer historically. It’s gone now.

    3 votes
  16. Comment on Tom Merritt's opinion on if Mozilla should join Chromium in ~tech

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    They can limit the influence by making a fork that could be more popular (or at least popular enough to create changes). Google cannot stop them from making their own independent fork. Firefox...

    They can limit the influence by making a fork that could be more popular (or at least popular enough to create changes). Google cannot stop them from making their own independent fork.

    Firefox itself was a essentially a fork of Netscape Navigator if I remember my history correctly.

    Wasn't Chromium originally a fork of of WebKit which was a fork of KHTML?

    So a group of people banding together around a fork of Chromium could certainly lead to change. It's happened before.

    5 votes
  17. Comment on Tom Merritt's opinion on if Mozilla should join Chromium in ~tech

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    If Brave, Mozilla, Opera, and Vivaldi could agree on a foundational fork of Chromium to use (before adding their own customizations) it could limit the influence of Google within Chromium....

    If Brave, Mozilla, Opera, and Vivaldi could agree on a foundational fork of Chromium to use (before adding their own customizations) it could limit the influence of Google within Chromium. Individually they don't have enough market share to move the needle. I don't think Firefox as an independent browser really has that anymore. Most of the sites I work on have less than 2% of traffic from Firefox.

    9 votes
  18. Comment on What are the cons of Google being forced to give up its control of Chrome? in ~tech

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    Political willpower probably. I think Google has done a lot to irritate both Democrats and Republicans. They also have a national profile.

    Political willpower probably. I think Google has done a lot to irritate both Democrats and Republicans. They also have a national profile.

  19. Comment on Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis in ~finance

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    Credit unions are a "pretty good" solution, maybe not a perfect one. They are usually member owned, with member leadership. They generally have a non-profit structure. Deposits are federally...

    Credit unions are a "pretty good" solution, maybe not a perfect one.

    They are usually member owned, with member leadership. They generally have a non-profit structure. Deposits are federally insured via NCUA. They have lower loan default rates. They survived the last few financial crises quite a bit better compared to traditional banks.

    6 votes
  20. Comment on Steam tighten up rules for games with season pass DLC in ~games

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    The generally benevolent nature of Valve is likely due to the ownership structure. As far as I know Gabe has the largest chunk of ownership and the rest is owned by other employees. Private equity...

    The generally benevolent nature of Valve is likely due to the ownership structure. As far as I know Gabe has the largest chunk of ownership and the rest is owned by other employees.

    Private equity and venture capital tend to ruin companies.

    6 votes